How to Use lean in in a Sentence

lean in

verb

• 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
• The three donned dark sunglasses and leaned in to chat during the match.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
• And men and women alike are leaning in — 38% of men and 33% of women have one.
  — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Oak and cypress trees leaned in the high winds, and some utility poles swayed back and forth.
  — CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
• Oak and cypress trees leaned in the high winds, and some utility poles swayed.
  — Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 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
• All the while, the respective playwrights leaned in and scribbled notes.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2024
• The proud dad later pulled at his daughter's hat and leaned in again, playing with Zhuri.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
• While some judges stopped using it as the pandemic waned, King leaned in to his YouTube feed.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
• 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
• This is not the type of column in which the writer leans in and gives advice to the Democratic Party.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
• The fraternal twins, in opposite black-and-white styles, leaned in with smiles on their faces.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• These days, many high-end hotels are leaning in to languages for the same reason.
  — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2024
• 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
• But the film’s producers were able to lean in to a growing trend of unofficial co-production within Asia.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Oct. 2024
• Leah had shown me a photo from a beach on the northwestern coast of Spain, an intimate closeup of a boy, camera aimed up his nose, while another boy leaned in—this was Lucas—mouth open, tongue and teeth glistening.
  — Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024