How to Use leaning in a Sentence

leaning

noun

• The tenderness in this treatment is what lingers longer than any of the script’s Borscht Belt leanings.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
• The bar menu features 25 wines, 20 beers on tap with a Texas leaning, and classic and creative cocktails.
  — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2020
• 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
• Gilley’s has played host to an event with a political leaning.
  — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022
• But the Ohio Supreme Court's political leaning may have changed.
  — Julie Carr Smyth, ajc, 1 Jan. 2023
• That’s sharply out of step with the country’s political leanings.
  — USA Today, 24 July 2023
• 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
• But Russian officials were quick to seize on Hunka's ovation as proof of the far-right leanings of Ukraine and its backers.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
• This floral pattern nods to the living room's vintage leanings, but the white-and-acid-yellow motif is fresh and fearless.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2023
• 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
• In most cases, the political leaning of a stan account will take its cues from the values and public stances of the star the account is stanning.
  — NBC News, 24 Dec. 2020
• The Trump appointee asked skeptical questions of the government in one case and kept silent in the second, leaving his leanings unclear.
  — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2020
• That’s how some of Watt’s once-crazy policy leanings have become mainstream, along with his faux-populist style.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
• The law school had long stood out for its rightward leanings and ties to conservative benefactors.
  — Jo Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
• The partisan leaning of those states has changed, but the admission principle holds.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
• Despite her music nerd leanings, Rykman is far from the stereotype of a precious muso.
  — Katherine Turman, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2023
• This might lead to a slight leaning in the direction of that detected or guessed spot, and then, once the ball is off the opponent’s racquet, an explosive first step.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
• Scalia's death left four conservative and four liberal justices on the court, meaning that the partisan leaning of the court was even.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2020
• His work also shows that the political leaning of a firm’s workforce has a big influence on whether CEOs take a stance on an issue.
  — Corinne Post, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• That polarization has led people to shift their support for the court based on their perceptions of the court’s partisan leanings.
  — Jessica A. Schoenherr, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
• At a time of left-leaning orthodoxy, Mr. Rubenfeld seems intent on pushing the envelope.
  — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 7 June 2021
• But conceding a leaning toward one party rather than the other — as opposed to claiming allegiance to one side — still says a lot.
  — Dave Anderson, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
• The Texas city just got its own leaning tower, after the demolition of an 11-story building didn’t go quite according to plan.
  — NBC News, 18 Feb. 2020
• That political leaning is reflected in the Muslims who ran for office this year.
  — Sanya Mansoor, Time, 11 Nov. 2022
• Ultimately, the team found that a quick Google search did not serve users a selection of news stories based on their political leanings.
  — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
• Then there is the matter of the overall demographic of TikTok users, and their political leanings.
  — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
• As a member of the court’s liberal wing, her seat is critical to determining the political leaning of the court.
  — Megan O'Matz, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Sep. 2020
• Like Trump, even the more establishment candidates can't seem to avoid embracing the anti-vaccine leanings of the party's base.
  — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2023
• Mbah, considered the most left-leaning of the three, says these agreements support good-paying union jobs and ensure the highest quality of construction work.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
• Strangers, of every political stripe and social leaning have been bonding with Hesch throughout the journey.
  — Jillian Sykes, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024