lean against

Example Sentences

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She said that at 3.5% to 3.75%, the Fed’s interest-rate target is still “a little restrictive,” meaning it is high enough to lean against inflation, which could eventually allow further cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

The Treasury’s emphasis on short-term T-bill issuance and buybacks of longer maturities seems an attempt to lean against the market.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 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

You should not let curtains, clothes, blankets, duvets or armchairs lean against it.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

I lean against Dayah, but it’s not easy to doze in the back of a pitching truck.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell