leaning

Example Sentences

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Don Swanson spent his first hours at Mount St. Helens leaning out of a hovering helicopter directly over the summit of the volcano.

From Literature

“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” never hammered the audience with the producers’ and writers’ progressive leanings.

From Salon

Instead of leaning into cliché or whitewashing, he radiated dignity, cultural pride and a new kind of Black romantic masculinity—sensual without becoming caricature.

From The Wall Street Journal

Right now, several central banks are leaning more “hawkish” with monetary policy.

From MarketWatch

For most people, fixed income has always meant bonds — leaning heavily toward government-issued Treasury products to protect their principal and provide steady income.

From MarketWatch