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
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
Those two will be counted upon to help a slimmed-and-hungry Frank Clark and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones turn those sack numbers around.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
Parham will be counted upon to stand tall again, this time after taking the most frightening of falls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
They were no Swiss clocks, but the lions could be counted upon to roar their heads off between five- thirty and six every morning.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
