Example Sentences

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The fishermen waiting to pull up the nets have reclined on the deck of the “Armchair” and are dozing off.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2019

"They will send for you when they have reclined," said the attendant, in answer to a glance of inquiry from Marcia; and, a moment later, the summons came.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield

When I have reclined for a few minutes, with my eyes closed, and when Louis has refreshed my poor aching temples with a little eau-de-Cologne, I may be able to proceed.

From The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie

I have reclined on couches, on chairs, and on the floor.

From The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 by Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith

He would fain have reclined in his chair and closed his eyes, and saturated himself with the uttermost fulness of the sensation.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Frederic, Harold