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'lean' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'lean' with 20 example sentences.


lean adjective

: lacking excess flesh

: lacking in mineral content or combustible material

: containing little excess

: not profitable or prosperous

lean noun

: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

lean verb

: to incline or bend from a vertical position

: cause to lean or incline

: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

: rely on for support

: cause to lean to the side


  • She leaned forward, offering a breathtaking view of her cleavage.
  • I leaned against the tree.
  • Don't lean against the wall.
  • Who's the man that's leaning against the gate?
  • There's a ladder leaning against the garage wall.
  • He was leaning against the wall.
  • She ate nothing but lean meat.
  • The tower leaned slightly to the left.
  • He leaned on it so much that it broke.
  • He leans to the left side of the political spectrum.
  • Trading partners are leaning on Japan to clarify its trade policy.
  • I leaned forward, eager to catch every word he spoke.
  • He has a strong shoulder for you to lean on.
  • Lean it against the wall.
  • Could you lean forward a bit?
  • The old man leaned on his staff.
  • He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
  • He leaned over to put on his shoes.
  • He is tall and lean.
  • Don't lean on your friends for help.
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