Example sentences for: leaned

How can you use “leaned” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Gregg Birnbaum, a well-informed political reporter for the New York Post , knows of at least one Democratic elected official who was thinking of running but was then "leaned on by powerful people within the Democratic party."

  • As she leaned over the counter to hand me my purchase, it became clear that her lingerie preference was none at all.

  • The newspaper was bankrolled by Mafia loans in the '50s, and gangsters leaned on newsstand dealers who refused to sell it.

  • When the pope replied, "Of course," the mullah leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

  • The adult James leaned toward France and in 1537 took a French wife, Mary of Guise.


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