lean over

Example Sentences

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His mom wouldn’t let him plug in because it would be too loud, so I had to lean over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“You no longer have to lean over and look out the window,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

After some of the most grueling points - and there were many - he would lean over with hands on knees or use his racket for support or pause to stretch his legs.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Like ghosts, buildings stripped of their facades still lean over now-vacant lots where houses and businesses once stood.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

I want to lean over and whisper in Ethan’s ear in one breath and weave my fingers into Allys’s hand in the next, and I don’t want to listen to the senator at all.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson