Sentence examples for lean from inspiring English sources
The word "lean" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it in several different ways: as an adjective to describe something that is thin and not too fat; as a verb to mean to tilt or incline; or as a noun to mean a continuous effort to reduce costs or waste. For example: "The company has implemented a lean policy meant to reduce costs and make the business operations more efficient.".
I don't need to lean in because usually gravity takes you enough, but I'm not leaning back, and I don't put on the brakes – I'm always trying to be on the forefoot, being as nimble as possible.
Poll these same children three years from now, once they've started to gain a sense of the wider world, and you're likely to see a noticeable lean to the left.
"Oh I wanna dance with somebody!" Whitney Houston belts from the stereo, as I lean forward, bottom out, squatting for what feels like the hundredth time.
More than 100 people sit on plastic chairs facing forwards while latecomers lean against the back wall.
For example, in Sierra Leone in 2011 45% (2.5 million people) were classified as food-insecure during the lean season.
In the flesh, however, he looks lean, stylish and relaxed, and certainly younger than his 54 years.
From a London Olympics studded with failure (their lightest medal haul in 20 years) to last summer's Lions tour, it has been a lean old time, and as far as the cricket was concerned, no one was expecting matters to improve for quite a while.
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