lean against
Example Sentences
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Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management said: "The significance is that Washington has demonstrated a willingness to lean against disorderly dollar strength when it threatens an important ally and begins destabilising broader markets."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hammack and Logan previously signaled their eagerness to lean against inflation with rate increases at the July meeting, so their dissents were broadly expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If students slouch, lean against the walls or look around, they were given a warning, Ben said.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The temptation will be to play umpire and decide from the chair whether AI stocks are overpriced and then lean against them, or to hint that the Fed will catch the market if they fall.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
She wished there was somebody she could lean against; then she wished she was different, the sort of person who did not need to lean on others, like Kainene.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
