recline
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The Calligraphy is a bower of abundance, where visitors can recline in plushly padded, heated and ventilated captain’s chairs, dressed in high-grade Nappa leather: the Relaxation Mode seating package.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
You ignore it picking up while you make your nest: secure the corners of your blanket, adjust your umbrella and finally, comfortably recline.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025
Others said it can get uncomfortable when passengers in front recline their seats too far back.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
“I have massive swelling in my legs from sleeping sitting up, because I can recline, but my legs — I can’t lay them all the way flat,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023
"Why would you want to ride a smelly old horse and get all sore and sweaty when you could recline on feather pillows and eat cakes with the queen?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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