reclined; reclining
: to cause or permit to incline backwards
Examples of recline in a Sentence
She was reclining on the sofa, watching TV.
The theater has reclining seats.
He reclined his seat so that he could nap more comfortably.
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One of the rock tomb’s walls features a relief sculpture of a reclining man leaning on his elbow.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
The brief Super Bowl ad showed Ye reclining in a dentist’s chair.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Our Ezra Office Chair comes in olive, black, and chestnut vegan leather and features woodgrain armrests, a swivel seat, and can be lifted, lowered, and reclined.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Alternate between sitting, standing, reclining and moving.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
The brief Super Bowl ad showed Ye reclining in a dentist’s chair.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Our Ezra Office Chair comes in olive, black, and chestnut vegan leather and features woodgrain armrests, a swivel seat, and can be lifted, lowered, and reclined.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Alternate between sitting, standing, reclining and moving.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recline
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recline. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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recline
verb
re·cline
ri-ˈklīn 
reclined; reclining
1
: to lean or cause to lean backwards
2
: repose entry 1 sense 2, lie
reclining on the sofa
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