dependent

Example Sentences

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Euro zone and Asian countries dependent on Gulf oil face more pressure.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The proposal included plans to release 30 adult beavers, likely as 15 pairs, with any additional dependent kits in their family groups, which could take the total up to 50.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Asia has been hit particularly hard by high oil prices, with fuel rationing in many countries that are heavily dependent on imports, Sparta’s Goh said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

It’s all gotten too ego-driven, too strangely dependent on the magic of personality, too vainglorious and, yes, grandiose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

As his “secretary” I was again reregistered in the rolls of Orgoreyn, not as a digit but as a dependent.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin