lean in
verb
leaned in; leaning in; leans in
: to persevere in spite of risk or difficulty
Then there's the racial justice crisis and making sure that we are leaning in during this time of recovery and crisis into the very important conversations around diversity and inclusion.—
Laura Fuentes, quoted in Washington (D.C.) Business Journal
Laura Fuentes, quoted in Washington (D.C.) Business JournalAttending college began as a time of "leaning in," because it took courage to attend a large campus without much parental support and no friends attending with me.—Sue Nokes
Sue NokesExamples of lean in in a Sentence
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For instance, Brooks and her team lean in hard to show Iris’s interpretation of how charming their initial arrival at the house is.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
And sellers of the until-recently not-very-cool cheese are leaning in.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Hogan shrewdly leaned in to American counterculture by aligning with heel outsider faction the New World Order, switching out the red and yellow for black and white.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The speaker’s regret is so palpable that the reader, rather than recoiling, leans in.
—Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 18 July 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
And sellers of the until-recently not-very-cool cheese are leaning in.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Hogan shrewdly leaned in to American counterculture by aligning with heel outsider faction the New World Order, switching out the red and yellow for black and white.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The speaker’s regret is so palpable that the reader, rather than recoiling, leans in.
—Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lean in
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“Lean in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lean%20in. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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