Examples of lean and mean in a Sentence
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While canned tuna is lean and mean, sardines are delightfully rich.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
This approach keeps Cuban's to-do list lean and mean.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
During open-water season, most of my fishing trips are lean and mean.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Many native plants prefer the lean and mean treatment that a hellstrip provides, Baisden says.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
Can Tell is as lean and mean as the Led Zeppelin classic is heavy and opulent.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2021
Some exposition is necessary, but the repetition of it is antithetical to the show’s strengths as something relatively lean and mean.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
And Gil-Ordóñez took a lean and mean approach to the Presto finale — its racing piano, dipping trombones, percussive snaps and goofy adieu all tightly managed and keenly balanced.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
As lean and mean and extremely focused on storyline as Identity is, Liman's direction also somehow manages to feel distinctly European in all its incremental character moments.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 15 June 2022
Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
This approach keeps Cuban's to-do list lean and mean.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
During open-water season, most of my fishing trips are lean and mean.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Many native plants prefer the lean and mean treatment that a hellstrip provides, Baisden says.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
Can Tell is as lean and mean as the Led Zeppelin classic is heavy and opulent.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2021
Some exposition is necessary, but the repetition of it is antithetical to the show’s strengths as something relatively lean and mean.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
And Gil-Ordóñez took a lean and mean approach to the Presto finale — its racing piano, dipping trombones, percussive snaps and goofy adieu all tightly managed and keenly balanced.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
As lean and mean and extremely focused on storyline as Identity is, Liman's direction also somehow manages to feel distinctly European in all its incremental character moments.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 15 June 2022
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“Lean and mean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lean%20and%20mean. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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