How to Use lean in in a Sentence

lean in

verb
Definition of lean innext
  • The three donned dark sunglasses and leaned in to chat during the match.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
  • These days, many high-end hotels are leaning in to languages for the same reason.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2024
  • Replacing the trees is a matter of public safety as well, Humphries said, as a tree with significant lean in the east square fell after a few days of heavy rain this past spring.
    — Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
  • After Spiro finished his opening statement and sat beside Baldwin, the actor put both arms around Spiro and leaned in to whisper something.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
  • But for the people leaning in, there’s a capacity issue, there’s a clear capacity issue where there’s not enough electricity, there’s not a lot of processing power.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 July 2024
  • Zach breaks out in a big, goofy grin and then leans in for a kiss.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • She was allowed to lean in to those feelings and the tears that came with them.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Women leaned in to their beauty and leveraged the male gaze.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • At the event, the couple sat together in the stands and leaned in for a kiss that the cameras captured.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • After claiming each of the song’s royal roles, Kelce leaned in for a kiss.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • In one picture, the mother-daughter duo held hands and leaned in for an air kiss.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Ariel and Eric lean in for a kiss while riding a boat showing a hint of the romance to come.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Harris then leans in for another kiss and the One Tree Hill alum laughs.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
  • The proud dad later pulled at his daughter's hat and leaned in again, playing with Zhuri.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Barron has one hand on his wife's belly and leans in to kiss her stomach.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Swift and Teller can be seen wearing shocked reactions as Gomez leans in to talk to the pair.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The duo cuddles in the grass fields, and Lana pulls out here guitar before leaning in for a kiss, but pulling back.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 July 2024
  • The fraternal twins, in opposite black-and-white styles, leaned in with smiles on their faces.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • As the piano intro filters in, the two music stars lean in and share a sweet kiss before the video clip cuts off and fades to black.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Berry recommends to lean in and make the necessary moves to attain more in your work life.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The median Assembly seat has about a 6-point GOP lean in this plan.
    — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The two wore matching jackets and leaned in together for the picture.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The duo leaned in shoulder-to-shoulder, with Gomez puckering up.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • When the men returned to their wheelchairs, a Vietnam veteran leaned in to shake their hands.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • Within moments of leaning in for that first kiss, Branden had a crazy idea.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • This time around, Rainwater is leaning in hard on the overreach theme.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Wearing their ski gear, the three lean in together as El Moussa puts his arms around both of his kids.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • TikTok is leaning in even more to its app being used like a search engine.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Included in the roundup was an image of the pai of the pair in similar cowboy hats, as well as a gif of the couple leaning in for a kiss.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Wearing a bright orange sweater, the proud grandma leans in to show her grandson something on her phone as the two sit courtside.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024

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