lean on
Example Sentences
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Management expressed confidence that could it lean on planned investments to cut prices over this year to gain market share.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
We could lean on Congress and say: “Once upon a time in 1966, Congress established the statutory protection for handling gifts.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The AGs instead lean on public statements by Meta executives saying the company prioritized youth safety, which allegedly are in conflict with platform features that keep young people scrolling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“These days I move more slowly, I lean on others more than I once did, and I have learned to accept that every day will look a little different,” she concluded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
I pause and lean on my shovel, calling to mind his sleep-composed face, the eyelashes that brush his fat cheeks, his red mouth that curves like the bow of Cupid.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
