be dependent
Example Sentences
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The actual payment will be dependent on oil and gas prices, as well as macroeconomic conditions and the strength of Equinor’s balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Hyodol's character was designed to be dependent on its user, as many older Koreans have spent their lives enduring gruelling work to provide for their families, Kim said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“The global market will be dependent on trade barriers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Whether he will stay or go appears to be dependent on his behaviour too, and the tourists visiting the island.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Brian believed that Mom and Dad needed to be forced to be self-sufficient or they’d be dependent on us forever, so he refused to take them in.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
