leaning

Example Sentences

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BBC Sport has previously reported Anderson is leaning towards a move to City over rivals Manchester United.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Long before computers, Gaudí used complex geometry and physical models to design leaning, treelike columns that branch out to support the vaulted ceiling and towers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

They checked in constantly while moving through the crowd, leaning close to ask questions like, “Is this OK?” and “Anywhere you don’t like to be touched?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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

“There was even a Butterfly hiding under the stage,” Officer Salzburg said conspiratorially, leaning forward as though he was telling me a secret I didn’t already know.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin