lean against

Example Sentences

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Japan’s Ministry of Finance bought yen in 2024, for instance, to lean against a sharp slide in the currency’s value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The Treasury’s emphasis on short-term T-bill issuance and buybacks of longer maturities seems an attempt to lean against the market.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 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 close the guest bedroom door and lean against it.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman