Sentence examples of "lean" in English

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Tom only eats lean meats and vegetables. Tom isst nur mageres Fleisch und Gemüse.
He leaned over her and said, "No, I'm not lying." Er beugte sich über sie und sagte: "Nein, ich lüge nicht."
He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair. Er legte seinen Stift nieder und lehnte sich in seinem Stuhl zurück.
I lean toward accepting the proposal. Ich neige dazu den Vorschlag anzunehmen.
Don't lean on your friends for help. Verlass dich nicht auf die Hilfe deiner Freunde.
You lean on your parents too much. You must be more independent. Du verlässt dich zu sehr auf deine Eltern. Du musst unabhängiger sein.
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