depend
Example Sentences
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Brewer thinks service users, who "really depend on us," will be affected if home help workers start to leave their jobs.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Farms in California’s Imperial Valley depend entirely on the river to grow crops including hay, broccoli and lettuce.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The Fed next meets at the end of April, and policy outlooks will greatly depend on the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The actual financial benefits depend on whether you are insuring your car, your home or your life — and whether the potential long-term gains outweigh the higher upfront costs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
“Certainly, my best. And I was quite right: depend on that: there are a thousand reasons why liaisons between governesses and tutors should never be tolerated a moment in any well-regulated house; firstly—”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing depend
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
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