leaning

Example Sentences

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That left 60 potentially competitive seats, 44 of which were either likely going to or leaning toward one party and 16 toss-ups.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

India, the world's most populous country, is leaning heavily on coal to meet soaring electricity demand.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Perhaps the next couple of months could be spent courting record labels and songwriters, instead of leaning on Thomas Stengaard, the Danish musician who co-wrote our last two flops.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“Although I got less bearish as we declined in the war’s wake, I won’t pretend I wasn’t still leaning short.”

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Tess said, leaning in to get a better look at it.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin