lean toward
Example Sentences
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Instead, many people lean toward prepared foods and often eat them solo.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
The display would have benefited from fewer inclusions, as the large space in Tribeca feels crowded with so many sculptures that lean toward the monumental.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Some nights I lean toward spice, blooming coriander, cumin, turmeric and red pepper flakes alongside frozen ginger and garlic cubes.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
I tend to lean toward Gelson’s beans, which I find have a particular flavor I tend to like.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
