recline

But she was surprised that she had to load her bags under the bus herself, and that her seat couldn’t recline for the overnight ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

In other cases, the industrious gizmos recline in circulating baths of fluid, which ferries away the heat they generate, enabling them to function at very high speeds, known as "overclocking".

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

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

“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

The party was about to recline and go to sleep when there was a tramp of feet on the stairs.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Diles reclines comfortably on the instrumental configuration that makes so many rock bands sing: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and the cool, angular drumming of Raúl Ponce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In the lower half, Marat reclines in a coffin-like bath, topped with a board and a green cloth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

The nymph reclines on her side, resting on an urn, which in the past was used to send water into the banks of the lake below.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

Your seat reclines but does not lie flat.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022

Another Cambridge mathematician, Alan Turing, reclines in a chair with his feet up on a wooden table, staring at the ceiling.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

These rigs include everything you'd expect in your average F1 car, including a reclined seat, pedals and steering wheel in front of a big curved screen.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 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

The rocket reclined on the little sunny hill and didn’t vanish.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Earlier research has linked greater amounts of sedentary behavior, including sitting, reclining, or lying down while awake, with poorer health outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 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

Clinton swimming with Ghislaine Maxwell in one undated photo; reclining in the hot tub next to the person whose face has been blacked out.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

The third-row seats are small but comfortable with reclining seatbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

He’s in bed, reclining against pillows, and I can’t tell if he’s awake or asleep.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan