reclines

Definition of reclinesnext
present tense third-person singular of recline

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • After ushering a reporter inside, Smith tilts his head back and peers across his desk, where papers are folded and arranged with geometric precision.
    USA Today, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Even as the sport tilts further toward the much-wealthier programs, locals here still choose to endure gnarly traffic and crowd onto State’s hilltop campus to watch Mountain West Conference men’s competition.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Inside, the roughly 4,300-square-foot home leans into more traditional materials than many of the area’s glassy modern houses.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The suite of nine resorts, located across four continents, leans into hyper-personalized stays, with an average of 25 guest rooms on each property.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kristin Barker lives on the North Side in a home that sleeps 14 people and she's also listed the property as a rental.
    John Shumway, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Poor sleep affects everyone Ninety-five percent of all caregivers agreed that good sleep is essential to overall family function, and nearly 80% said their own sleep suffers when their child sleeps poorly, the poll found.
    Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Sunrise Park Resort The ski resort in the White Mountains has snow tubing, cross-country skiing and snow biking as well as downhill slopes for skiing and snowboarding.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Savoy Brown also wore Manolo Blahnik heels with a Hanut Singh ring.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • These sultry heels have a subtle pink hue like the Elisabet Tang heels, as well as eye-catching hold hardware on the back.
    Jordan Julian, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Another medium-firm option that will deliver crucial neck support is Casper’s original pillow, which is great for all types of sleepers like our contributor Madeleine Luckel, who snoozes on both of her sides, her back, and stomach.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The whole experience inclines the young awabi to neither homing nor roaming.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The moto can climb inclines up to 45 degrees – a feat most electric motorcycles dressed as dirt bikes can’t offer.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Reclines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclines. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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