leanings

Example Sentences

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Barrera heads the school board of San Diego Unified, the state’s second largest school district, serving an area with liberal leanings, but that is also politically diverse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But on the other hand, the genre’s somber leanings afford him a tender space for sharing the brand of wisdom that only comes with age.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Stratton, who stressed her progressive leanings throughout the campaign, defeated two of the state’s congressional representatives, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, and was declared the victor by the Associated Press.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Resendez typically sees responses shift more according to income level than political leanings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

In Berlin, he knew, an ambitious liberal democracy with socialist leanings was shedding the husk of its past and guiding the birth of a new republic in the thirties.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee