Leans
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Examples
- After reading his letters, he leans back in his corner of the carriage and generally reviews his importance to society. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The lawyer turns, leans his arms on the iron railing at the top of the steps, and looks at the lamplighter lighting the court-yard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Weevle moodily pushes the snuffers-tray from him with his elbow, leans his head on his hand, puts his feet on the fender, and looks at the fire. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- See how he leans against that tree, with his arms crossed and his brow bent. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The surgeon leans against the corner of the chimney-piece; Miss Flite peeps and trembles just within the door. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Sir Leicester leans back in his chair, and breathlessly ejaculates, Good heaven! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Yet of all the reeds that civilization leans upon, surely the police is the frailest. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Edited by Daniel