: a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency
—often used in plural
radical leanings
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Examples of leaning in a Sentence
the news media are often accused of having liberal leanings
despite what his athletic leanings might suggest, he was actually a very lazy kid
Recent Examples on the Web
Not long afterward, armed Wide Awakes in St. Louis captured all 800 members of a Democratic militia who were accused of Confederate leanings, and fired on the crowd around them, killing 30 people.
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Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
That's the finding from a 2023 Pew survey, which reported those sentiments were shared among the majority of people surveyed, regardless of their political leanings.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
The company is understood to be working on close to a dozen new projects, many with a significant female leaning, some flowing from Manning’s pen, others in partnership arrangements.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Antoine Samuel Predock was born on June 24, 1936, in Lebanon, Mo., where his father was an engineer and his mother a schoolteacher with artistic leanings.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
His allies are talking about using the powers of the presidency to root out members of the military who do not show sufficient MAGA leanings.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
The difficulty of putting food on the table is making Sanders, 23, rethink her political leanings.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The result is that Poles effectively live in two separate realities depending on their political leanings, with each universe containing courts and institutions that question the authority of the other.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 27 Jan. 2024
How can people — particularly with progressive leanings — motivate their friends and neighbors to vote?
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
That's the finding from a 2023 Pew survey, which reported those sentiments were shared among the majority of people surveyed, regardless of their political leanings.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
The company is understood to be working on close to a dozen new projects, many with a significant female leaning, some flowing from Manning’s pen, others in partnership arrangements.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Antoine Samuel Predock was born on June 24, 1936, in Lebanon, Mo., where his father was an engineer and his mother a schoolteacher with artistic leanings.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
His allies are talking about using the powers of the presidency to root out members of the military who do not show sufficient MAGA leanings.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
The difficulty of putting food on the table is making Sanders, 23, rethink her political leanings.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The result is that Poles effectively live in two separate realities depending on their political leanings, with each universe containing courts and institutions that question the authority of the other.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 27 Jan. 2024
How can people — particularly with progressive leanings — motivate their friends and neighbors to vote?
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Leaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaning. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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