lean
Example Sentences
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There’s also a tangible entreaty for global communities to lean on the networks and relationships they have—with their neighbors, schools, civil organizations, governments, and corporations—and address an issue everyone agrees we should be worried about.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
So leaning into drama enables you to lean into the hilarity or the quirkiness or awkwardness of humor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
However, bosses are trying to lean on the companies opposed - Ferrari, Audi, Honda and Cadillac.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
There’s also cottage cheese chocolate chip “cookie dough” and cottage cheese ice cream — recipes that definitely lean more on the bizarre side.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
She put an arm around her and let Natalie lean in and cry.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing lean
"Joyas Voladoras" by Brian Doyle
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Unit 2: Pivotal Words and Phrases
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