reclining

Example Sentences

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She has talked about how she brought a reclining chair into management team meetings at Meta, where she previously led the Facebook app, to make sure her blood pressure didn’t drop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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 name “Groyper” comes from a meme, a plump, reclining version of the internet’s “Pepe the Frog.”

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2025

The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a sofa, were all watching him intently.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl