How to Use leaning in a Sentence

leaning

noun
  • But there was a leaning on that.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The food, with a slight Irish leaning, kept up with the times.
    — Philly.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The judge said there was no evidence the two had neo-Nazi leanings.
    — Fox News, 13 June 2018
  • Gilley’s has played host to an event with a political leaning.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Two ovens that are separate from the cooktop are raised to prevent leaning over.
    — Brenda Richardson, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
  • Their political leanings aligned, both on the left.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Catholics in Germany have long been known for their liberal leanings.
    — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Is that leaning in to the similarity to that movie, or a little too on the nose?
    — Ashley Lee, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2017
  • So in that case, that is actually much more leaning on the sounds of real ape recordings.
    — Cristy Lytal, latimes.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • But turn the conversation from names on the ballot to issues on his mind and his leanings are clear.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Barring any strong leanings, the safer move was to diversify.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 21 June 2019
  • One of those 30-acre control sites is dense with branch-heavy trees, some leaning into each other.
    — David Helvarg, National Geographic, 20 Dec. 2019
  • That’s sharply out of step with the country’s political leanings.
    — USA Today, 24 July 2023
  • Regardless of your political leanings, one thing's for sure – the world is kind of a mess right now.
    — Caralynn Lippo, Redbook, 31 Jan. 2017
  • Is there tension in the in-law political leanings?
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The answer depends on your political leanings, of course, but let’s zoom in.
    — vanityfair.com, 19 July 2017
  • The tenderness in this treatment is what lingers longer than any of the script’s Borscht Belt leanings.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
  • And two, that the chain’s very public conservative leanings haven’t done much damage.
    — Rachel Sugar, Vox, 20 Dec. 2018
  • Her departure is the latest shift on a council that in recent years has become younger and more left-leaning.
    — Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Even some of the interested candidates don't have a feel for their leanings if any exist.
    — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Over the years, Crow hasn't been quiet about her political leanings.
    — Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • But by October, the teen's Nazi leanings were spilling offline.
    — Justin Jouvenal, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The most head-turning statements, though, were those that embraced London’s punk leanings.
    — Vogue, 18 Sep. 2018
  • Add in the extra length of an adult user’s arm and some careful leaning, and there should be 6 feet between the exchange.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • And in a nod to Sternberg’s utopian leanings, there’s a taxonomy to it all.
    — Sam Schube, GQ, 4 Apr. 2018
  • One citizen at Tuesday’s board meeting claimed the book was biased and left-leaning.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Thor described her political views as right leaning, which don’t always align with Evans’.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
  • But the Ohio Supreme Court's political leaning may have changed.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, ajc, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The alliance could be an uneasy one given Anutin’s strong royalist leanings.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Many polls show dramatic splits in sentiment based on political leanings, but not this one.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026

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