Leant

Examples

• Just when the sun was going down his eyes felt weary, and he leant back in his chair. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She went forward to the palings and leant over them, looking at the moon. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• There he leant over the wall and lowered the lamp, only to behold the vortex formed at the curl of the returning current. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I approached the bed; I opened the curtains and leant over the high-piled pillows. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Clym leant his elbow upon the post of the garden gate, and covered his eyes with his hand. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• An easy-chair was near the bed-head: a man sat in it, dressed with the exception of his coat; he was still; his head leant back; his eyes were closed. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The revived embers of an old passion glowed clearly in Wildeve now; and he leant forward as if about to put his face towards her cheek. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He leant over the footpiece of the bedstead for a few moments, with his back towards her; then rising again--Tell me, tell me! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• A door was opened in a carriage--he jumped in; and as he leant out to say, 'God bless you, Margaret! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• She leant back to obtain more thorough rest, and the soft eastern portion of the sky was as great a relief to her eyes as the thyme was to her head. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Miss Ingram took a book, leant back in her chair, and so declined further conversation. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I looked at Adele, whose head leant against my shoulder; her eyes were waxing heavy, so I took her up in my arms and carried her off to bed. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Caliphronas burst out laughing, and, putting his hands behind his head, leant back against the trunk of the elm. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Idris leant on my arm; her sadness yielded to the present sense of pleasure. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She leant against the door-post, and gave him her hand. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Mr. Kenge leant over before it was quite said and whispered. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He looked, wistfully, into their faces, one by one when they passed out, as though to see which way the greater number leant; but that was fruitless. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• She was returning: of course my heart thumped with impatience against the iron rails I leant upon. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He leant his face against his hand. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.

Editor: Spence