lean
Example Sentences
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These were lean times for the future stars.
From Barron's
He plans to "lean in" to his comedy and drama side, and feels he has come a long way from his "solo guy" approach.
From BBC
Sometimes it pays to lean into the wind.
Maybe it’s the way the planet ignores these sports for three years and 50 weeks before comically leaning in like we’re all Ph.D.s in lutzes and double cork 1080s.
University endowments grew to lean on the once-juicy returns of private equity to cover a larger slice of their overall budget.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
