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recline

[ri-klahyn] / rɪˈklaɪn /


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Namely, those fees for everything including carry-on bags, soft drinks, coffee, cramped seats that didn’t recline and rocky reliability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 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

The most balloon-like, airy element of this room is the plush bean bags, on which guests are encouraged to recline and relax.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024

Check whether the person behind is leaning on the table, or using a laptop - and recline slowly.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2024

Later I saw him mimicking me; he would recline on the sofa with his little legs propped on pillows, speaking intermittently into the recorder as though he were taking drags on a cigarette.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The back seat reclines nearly fully like a business-class airline seat and, as in most expensive Chinese cars these days, the seat gives a massage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

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

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023

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

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

Kylie reclines my chair until I’m nearly horizontal.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

The guards, full and happy, reclined on the steps, picking their teeth.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

New halls offer air conditioning, reclining seats and food delivered to the seat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

In the months leading up to summer, Paul Gunsky installed new reclining seats and immersive sound systems at his Bay Area CineLux Theatres chain in hopes that moviegoers would return in droves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

On Saturdays, a Sacramento clinic repurposes the reclining chairs reserved for patients recovering from abortion procedures for the people coming in for the IVs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

In the center of the room, there’s a leather reclining chair.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone




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