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.
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Relax mode reclines your seat and fills the screen with soothing landscapes and sounds.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Finally, there’s the sweetest design, with Halsey reclining on a floating half-moon as two of the dancers do a romantic pas de deux.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2025
Five hours a day in reclining chairs that were arranged in a circle like some twisted slumber party that no one wanted to be invited to.
—Alli Kushner, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The cabin is nicely appointed with fully reclining seats fitted with leg rests up front.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Finally, there’s the sweetest design, with Halsey reclining on a floating half-moon as two of the dancers do a romantic pas de deux.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2025
Five hours a day in reclining chairs that were arranged in a circle like some twisted slumber party that no one wanted to be invited to.
—Alli Kushner, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The cabin is nicely appointed with fully reclining seats fitted with leg rests up front.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recline. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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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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