lean on
Example Sentences
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Many good coffee cake recipes lean on sour cream, which lends a pleasing density and richness to the batter.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
When you are struggling a bit on set with something, you could try to just lean on the director.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
University endowments grew to lean on the once-juicy returns of private equity to cover a larger slice of their overall budget.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
She and her allies say Japan should instead lean on technology, automation and higher participation by women and older workers to lift productivity.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
And she could not lean on her country for help.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
