leaning on
Example Sentences
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That resumption of flights will likely be welcome for NASA, which is leaning on Blue Origin to carry out its own lunar ambitions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
For Monterroso Mejia, becoming Valentina didn’t necessarily entail playing a character, but leaning on her lived experience as the child of immigrants existing in a bilingual place like Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The personal bond between the two leaders has been a buffer as tensions heightened, with both Trump and Modi leaning on it heavily in public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Perhaps the next couple of months could be spent courting record labels and songwriters, instead of leaning on Thomas Stengaard, the Danish musician who co-wrote our last two flops.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The girl sets her own bag down by another tree without needing any more convincing and we both just sort of collapse down, leaning on our bags like pillows.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
