reclined; reclining
: to cause or permit to incline backwards
Examples of recline in a Sentence
She was reclining on the sofa, watching TV.
The theater has reclining seats.
He reclined his seat so that he could nap more comfortably.
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The backrest reclines to five different angles, and, set all the way back, the chaise can accommodate the full body of someone who’s up to six feet, four inches tall.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
The chairs fully recline and can be locked in an upright or laid back position, ensuring safety and stability.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
Jordan must then recline there for hours, like a sunbather in a deck chair, trying to project the feeling that a whole hillside is crushing him.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Gladstone and Boselli converged in the draft room — Gladstone pacing and fondling a football (which has become his custom), Boselli reclining in a chair facing the draft board — and spoke excitedly of the night ahead.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
The chairs fully recline and can be locked in an upright or laid back position, ensuring safety and stability.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
Jordan must then recline there for hours, like a sunbather in a deck chair, trying to project the feeling that a whole hillside is crushing him.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Gladstone and Boselli converged in the draft room — Gladstone pacing and fondling a football (which has become his custom), Boselli reclining in a chair facing the draft board — and spoke excitedly of the night ahead.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recline
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recline. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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recline
verb
re·cline
ri-ˈklīn 
reclined; reclining
1
: to lean or cause to lean backwards
2
: repose entry 1 sense 2, lie
reclining on the sofa
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