How to Use recumbent in a Sentence

recumbent

adjective
  • The Egyptian sphinx has the body of a recumbent lion.
  • The strap is commonly used to avoid sliding down when in the recumbent chair.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • As is the case with most other recumbent trikes, the rider reclines in a padded seat with a backrest.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
  • When the men ride their recumbent bikes together, Carol is left at home.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The bags sag together like recumbent bodies on a mattress, sacs of fluid awash in soft pink light.
    — Justin Beal, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a reason people have traveled the route on recumbent cycles.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The lounge furniture begs you to shed your burdens and assume a recumbent posish.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The rider stance here is described as semi-recumbent, with an upright body and outstretched feet.
    — New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Plus, recumbent bikes are the better choice for folks recovering from an injury.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 1 July 2025
  • Determined to use your recumbent bike for something other than hanging your clothes?
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Lastly, there are the recumbent bikes, which allow the user to use the back support for a more relaxed posture.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • One of them, Cavehill, is said to have appeared as a recumbent giant to Jonathan Swift.
    — Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
  • Venus has more than volcanic outbursts; the planet also sinks in places, like the chest of a recumbent giant exhaling.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Several of these little women are erect, and others are recumbent; one stands on her head while a few look like they’ve been captured in mid-leap.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • That same back-pedaling motion doubles as reverse, a function recumbent trike riders have wanted for years.
    — Omar Kardoudi april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Camper #2 will have to pedal in on their own bike, however, as the T1's recumbent cockpit only has one seat.
    — New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
  • From recumbent bikes to curved treadmills, there’s a tool for every fitness level, capability, and goal.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
  • And the ultra-low center of gravity makes recumbent trikes nearly impossible to tip in corners.
    — Omar Kardoudi april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For those who feel unsteady on their feet, Okun noted that a recumbent stationary bike is a safe and effective alternative.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Types of bikes insured Markel covers bicycles, tricycles, tandem bikes, recumbent bikes and e-bikes.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Her sessions include riding the recumbent bike, which is reclined to support the lower back, for two 30-minute stints, reaching about three miles both times.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • One day, Clark, who rides his recumbent bike into the city, is reporting on a cyclone when he nearly gets decapitated by a flying stop sign.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Horses need at least 30 minutes of recumbent sleep each day to fulfill REM requirements.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The tricycle itself is a fairly standard recumbent setup, with the cranks in front and slightly above the seat, which can be adjusted for different riders' legs.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 May 2024
  • The same is true for Dana Lieberman, owner of a recumbent bicycle shop in Los Angeles.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2020
  • There was not only something to read in every issue of the Review, there was often too much, forcing you to carve out a recumbent block of time to nestle into an issue.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 22 Mar. 2017
  • One moving work is a wall-size, single-channel video projection of a recumbent Black torso, seen from behind, the head obscured beneath a stony pile of gray rubble.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
  • Multiple versions are also available, including recumbent bikes for people with mobility issues and bikes with a seat back for people with low back pain.
    — Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The divan’s red floral cover dominates the composition, setting off the tangle of thick black outlines and shadows defining her recumbent body.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • The series’ first image is of Clark, a local weatherman, commuting to work on his recumbent bike, as dorky a mode of transportation as has ever been invented.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026

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