reclines
- present tense form of recline (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Covered in fractal patterns like “the symmetrical innards of a halved cabbage,” the giant humanoid insect reclines, “a god-sized man sleeping atop the quilt of the land.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
If someone reclines into your personal space, what can you do?
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023
The nymph reclines on her side, resting on an urn, which in the past was used to send water into the banks of the lake below.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023
The star running back reclines contentedly on a leather sofa inside the living room of his Westlake Village home.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022
She reclines her seat back and turns the heat all the way up.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
