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
I really rely and lean on the directors.
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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
