The four fingers were leaning to one side, the thumb hung in front of them and something about those fingers and that thumb seemed to me the shape of despair.

NEWYORKER: Miracle Polish

Asleep like that, unguarded, her head leaning heavily to one side, she looked old and tired, but at least the worry that usually haunted her face was gone, and, as I stood watching her, it struck me that she was dreaming.

NEWYORKER: The Cold Outside

Neti pots usually involve mixing saltwater (or using a prepackaged solution), leaning over a sink, twisting your head to one side, and inserting the spout into one nostril.

CNN: Why people swear by the neti pot

The Republicans are so angry at what they perceive is a gaming of the election by a Gore group that has decided to try and create unwarranted confusion in the process that the electors on the Republican side are not even leaning one iota towards this fairy-tale solution.

CNN: Possibility of Electoral College defections raised