lean against

Example Sentences

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Although the statute tried to lean against these dangers, it was only partially successful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

That type of action often signals a washout, creating an attractive level to lean against on the long side.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

In her studio, multiple towering sculptures are ensconced in cardboard and bubble wrap, while others — works in progress — sit on plinths, lean against walls, or hang from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

The complex houses brick-latticed spaces showing some of Mr. Mahama’s best-known installations including “A Grain of Wheat,” for which several hundred upright medical stretchers lean against the gallery walls.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

I lean against the storage shelves, which poke uncomfortably into my back.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy