lean against

Example Sentences

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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

But with inflation at 3% in the latest official data, some officials are reluctant to cut borrowing costs further and reduce the Fed’s lean against price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

In the picture, Cyrus dons a pair of green bunny ears and gives Hurley a kiss on the cheek as they lean against a wooden fence in a lush pasture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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 look both ways before slipping it under the door, and lean against the wall, listening.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott