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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
recline .
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Examples
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At the bottom of the yarn painting reclines the human-like figure of Nakawe, the Goddess or Mistress of the Rain.
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At the bottom of the yarn painting reclines the human-like figure of Nakawe, the Goddess or Mistress of the Rain.
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Cathay Pacific's long-haul economy class cabins last underwent a retrofit in 2006 with the installation of seats that move forward when a passenger reclines to give them more space.
Cathay Pacific Plans Economy-Class Overhaul Joanne Chiu 2011
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At the bottom of the yarn painting reclines the human-like figure of Nakawe, the Goddess or Mistress of the Rain.
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So apparently the naked-ish photos that Love uploaded last week -- the NSFW ones in which she reclines on a chair wearing only a pair of panties -- were a mistake.
Courtney Love quits Twitter (again); Wyclef Jean enters academia Liz Kelly 2010
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Holed up in her room since the 1960s, Bettina once said to be "the most beautiful woman in the Chelsea" is now a hermit swamped in her own archive, whose floor-to-ceiling volume dwarfs the artist as she reclines in her makeshift bed—a lawn chair.
Storied Moves and Moving Stories Steve Dollar 2012
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Tiny as a bird and clad in black, the 69-year-old reclines on an olive velvet daybed, resting her broken leg, an injury sustained in an antiques shop during the Maharana of Udaipur's recent nuptials.
Taking a Walk on the Wild Side Jemima Sissons 2011
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Tiny as a bird and clad in black, the 69-year-old reclines on an olive velvet daybed, resting her broken leg, an injury sustained in an antiques shop during the Maharana of Udaipur's recent nuptials.
Taking a Walk on the Wild Side Jemima Sissons 2011
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Bennett says he never reclines his seat unless he's in a first-class cabin, where the passenger behind can't touch the seat in front.
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He reclines between Brahma, the creator... and Shiva, the destroyer.
India's Supreme Court Deliberates Fate Of Temple Treasure Worth Billions 2011
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