lean against
Example Sentences
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That type of action often signals a washout, creating an attractive level to lean against on the long side.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
In her studio, multiple towering sculptures are ensconced in cardboard and bubble wrap, while others — works in progress — sit on plinths, lean against walls, or hang from the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
But with inflation at 3% in the latest official data, some officials are reluctant to cut borrowing costs further and reduce the Fed’s lean against price increases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
The complex houses brick-latticed spaces showing some of Mr. Mahama’s best-known installations including “A Grain of Wheat,” for which several hundred upright medical stretchers lean against the gallery walls.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
The children lean against a wooden wall in the last light of sunset.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
