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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sporting shades, Marc Newson reclines on a sunny terrace of his Greek island retreat.
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Lee Carter, Robb Report, 13 July 2024
Even today, many of its iconic palm trees still recline backwards as if frozen in a permanent state of shock.
—Dominic Kocur, theweek, 5 July 2024
The startling realization that Victorian infants were not reclining on cozy blankets but on comfortable laps fuels breathless online attention.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Fun fact On early commercial flights circa the 1930s, all passengers on the twin-engine Douglas DC-3 could recline on a bed, though only the rich could afford to fly.
—David Yanofsky, Quartz, 12 June 2024
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Lee Carter, Robb Report, 13 July 2024
Even today, many of its iconic palm trees still recline backwards as if frozen in a permanent state of shock.
—Dominic Kocur, theweek, 5 July 2024
The startling realization that Victorian infants were not reclining on cozy blankets but on comfortable laps fuels breathless online attention.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Fun fact On early commercial flights circa the 1930s, all passengers on the twin-engine Douglas DC-3 could recline on a bed, though only the rich could afford to fly.
—David Yanofsky, Quartz, 12 June 2024
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recline. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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