lean
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
Having the subsidies as a safety net feels like having a pillar to lean on,” she told Barron’s.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
“We expect his leadership to lean toward a balanced and pragmatic policy approach rather than outright tightening bias,” Ma said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“If they could have kept their same look and style, and held on through the lean years when they weren’t in style, today they’d be the best thing around.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
He had round glasses, and he was lean, sharp rather than soft, with heavy eyebrows and a handful of freckles.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
