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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

William Hanson, an etiquette coach and author, says it's a matter of choosing your time to recline your seat, which you shouldn't do during a meal.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2024

However, if the room is going to be used primarily for movie nights, opt for a deeper sofa that will allow you to recline and relax.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

Before I lodge the chair against the door, I pull the lever at the side to set it at full recline.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

In another, a smiling Clinton reclines in a tub with his arms behind his head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

If someone reclines into your personal space, what can you do?

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023

The museum reclines where the sculpture stands tall, folding a wall that leans south where a steel panel bends north.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

Your seat reclines but does not lie flat.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022

“You have three hours, and don’t expect me to help. I’m studying for the SATs,” Maribel says, wadding squishy orange plugs into her ears as she takes out a laptop and reclines in her seat.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

I got comfy and spent much of the trip with the seat reclined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

For a decade, my therapy appointments required a 30-minute train ride to a mid-rise medical office building in suburban Philadelphia, where I reclined on a black leather couch, grabbing the occasional Kleenex.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

Actually, she reclined for the interview, slipping off her heels and stretching out on a leather chaise under a waffle-weave blanket that she eventually cast aside with a grimace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

A gaggle of boys reclined on a bean bag in “Caps for Sale,” passing around a copy of the book.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

These stood or leaned or reclined against the light and their green feathers were a hundred feet up in the air.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Odalisque on the Terrace, painted in 1922, depicts two figures - one reclining in the sun while another holds a violin.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

At a pagoda in the suburb of Amarapura, a statue of a reclining Buddha emerges from a carefully arranged pile of brick rubble, its face respectfully cleaned.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

A planetarium with a 50-foot dome and more than 100 reclining seats hosts astronomy, anatomy and environmental-studies classes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

The name “Groyper” comes from a meme, a plump, reclining version of the internet’s “Pepe the Frog.”

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

In the corner, Vern sat in a reclining chair, covered in a large, baby-blue blanket.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen