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• Jim closed his eyes and reclined back in his chair.From the entry close
• She gave up and positioned herself on the reclining pool chair.2009 August 31, Yvette T. Sexton, Rescue Me, Xlibris US, →ISBN, page 119. From the entry pool chair
• What are couples up to when one reclines on the stones and is ridden by the other?1993, Fred D'Aguiar, British Subjects. From the entry woz ere
• There was no room left in the overheads for our luggage, our seats did not recline, and the washrooms were right behind us.2013, Rana Florida, Upgrade: Taking Your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary. From the entry overhead
• Senor Poochie at his feet, reclining like a Queen; and Nino eyeing them from ontop the table, her paws resting on an empty plate.2005, Red Jordan Arobateau, Fisherpeople., page 97. From the entry ontop
• The ad featured a reclining model wearing only underwear and the copyline, 'Last year we ran an ad for Swedish lingerie. 78 women complained.2003, Jonathan Salisbury, Challenging Macho Values, →ISBN, page 154. From the entry copyline
• The relationship between sash belt force and the angle of recline of the sash also helped to explain other observations from the electronics results.1996, Proceedings: The Fifteenth International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, page 1100. From the entry sash belt
• But aslant this particular glass reclined a single, white, wintry rose, possibly the last rose ever, its invalid complexion infused with a delicate transcendent green.1979, Patrick White, “Part II”, in The Twyborn Affair […], London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 209. From the entry aslant
• As for Bradly, he reclined in kingly ease, smoking austerely, and ejecting a grunt at intervals into her narrative, confessing an interest in it.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 138. From the entry kingly
• A minute after ten she was reclining back into a hill of minuscule white lace pillows, slowly, luxuriously licking the sweet brown topping from a 'schnecke.2015, Jacqueline Briskin, The Onyx. From the entry luxuriously
• Imported bakfietsen have some major advantages: Huge cargo capacity (you can easily carry a reclining adult, or two or more children plus a week of groceries in the box).2015, Raleigh Briggs, Robyn Jasko, Elly Blue, The Urban Homesteader, Microcosm Publishing, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry bakfiets
• A minute after ten she was reclining back into a hill of minuscule white lace pillows, slowly, luxuriously licking the sweet brown topping from a schnecke.2015, Jacqueline Briskin, The Onyx. From the entry schnecke
• A friend returns from Istanbul to report spotting him reclining by the pool with a copy of The Sun resting atop the pile of papers on the drinks table.2009 July 7, Matthew Norman, “[Sporting Miscellanies] Stevie G risks wrath as he soaks up The Sun”, in Evening Standard, London, page 50…. From the entry currant bun
• After our wearisome, yet zestful, mountain-climb perhaps we shall find a besceptered Truth—absolute, majestic, and immortal, reclining like a Zeus on an Olympus ruling the reality of things.1955, Max Rosenberg, Introduction to Philosophy, New York, N.Y.: Philosophical Library, page 17. From the entry besceptered
• Their shields all amuleted, the four points decorated for war with feather tufts, leaned against their spears, which were planted in the ground, or reclined against trees and shrubs.1930, Jack Herbert Driberg, People of the Small Arrow, Payson and Clarke, page 48. From the entry amuleted
• The port and starboard walls were lined with three-tiered berths so close together that the occupant must enter by assuming a half sitting, half reclining position.1929, Viola Irene Cooper, Windjamming to Fiji, New York: A. L. Burt Company, →OCLC, page 114. From the entry rombowline
• For all who cross his palm with silver he condescends to lift the drapery that hides the reclining figure, and the larger the coin the longer the look.1910 October 12, “Pay to See Barney Statue: Hindu Butler Reaping a Harvest from Washington's Curious Folk”, in New York Times, retrieved…. From the entry cross someone's palm
• But as the scandal erupted, Ms Hanson denied ever knowing the man and said the pictures, which feature reclining, lingerie and a distinctive "outtie" belly button, were not of her.2009 March 20, By Will Temple, “Pauline Hanson nude picture scandal tangles web”, in Herald Sun. From the entry outtie

Meaning of recline

1. verb To cause to lean back; to bend back.
2. verb To put in a resting position.
3. verb To lean back.

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Questions about recline in a sentence

How do you use recline in a sentence?

Recline is used as a verb and noun. For example: “She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.”

What is a short sentence with recline?

“to recline against a wall”

What does recline mean?

Recline means to cause to lean back; to bend back.