counted upon
Example Sentences
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That’s why a little weakness can be counted upon to spark interest in hedging a stock portfolio.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Kortchmar, meanwhile, describes their in-demand status as not about being counted upon to copy someone.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023
In particular, Andres Munoz and Matt Brash — both in full nastiness at age 24 — will be counted upon to be dominant in late-inning leverage situations.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Also, the comfort of returning home to “this place which was all his own, these things which were so glad to see him again and could always be counted upon for the same simple welcome.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
No, humanity and its unreliable ways could not be counted upon.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
