leaning on
Example Sentences
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He was "constantly leaning" on her and called the woman "magical", it was told.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That resumption of flights will likely be welcome for NASA, which is leaning on Blue Origin to carry out its own lunar ambitions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
For Monterroso Mejia, becoming Valentina didn’t necessarily entail playing a character, but leaning on her lived experience as the child of immigrants existing in a bilingual place like Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The personal bond between the two leaders has been a buffer as tensions heightened, with both Trump and Modi leaning on it heavily in public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
He stood below, handing them up to us while leaning on a chair, and gave me money to go and buy the biscuits and sweets he usually lavished on us at Christmas.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
