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recline

[ri-klahyn] / rɪˈklaɪn /


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Namely, those fees for everything including carry-on bags, soft drinks, coffee, cramped seats that didn’t recline and rocky reliability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

You ignore it picking up while you make your nest: secure the corners of your blanket, adjust your umbrella and finally, comfortably recline.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025

Check whether the person behind is leaning on the table, or using a laptop - and recline slowly.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2024

“I have massive swelling in my legs from sleeping sitting up, because I can recline, but my legs — I can’t lay them all the way flat,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2023

"Why would you want to ride a smelly old horse and get all sore and sweaty when you could recline on feather pillows and eat cakes with the queen?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

In another, a smiling Clinton reclines in a tub with his arms behind his head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

The nymph reclines on her side, resting on an urn, which in the past was used to send water into the banks of the lake below.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

The star running back reclines contentedly on a leather sofa inside the living room of his Westlake Village home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Your seat reclines but does not lie flat.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022

Kylie reclines my chair until I’m nearly horizontal.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

I got comfy and spent much of the trip with the seat reclined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Max Christie reclined in his locker while a recent Grizzlies game played on the Lakers’ locker-room television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

For a decade, my therapy appointments required a 30-minute train ride to a mid-rise medical office building in suburban Philadelphia, where I reclined on a black leather couch, grabbing the occasional Kleenex.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

These rigs include everything you'd expect in your average F1 car, including a reclined seat, pedals and steering wheel in front of a big curved screen.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2024

I lodged my pack against the barn wall and carefully reclined on it.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

“All achievements — straight A’s at the time — anything that could be rewarded was pooled to funds,” he said, reclining on a patio chair in the shade at Chargers headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Earlier research has linked greater amounts of sedentary behavior, including sitting, reclining, or lying down while awake, with poorer health outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

At a pagoda in the suburb of Amarapura, a statue of a reclining Buddha emerges from a carefully arranged pile of brick rubble, its face respectfully cleaned.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

It projects great image quality, comfortable, reclining leather seats and best-in-class speakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

“Order anything you like,” Enoch said, picking up a telephone that was attached to the arm of a reclining chair.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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