hinge on
Example Sentences
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The key is to find a role where success doesn’t hinge on a modification that your employer may be unwilling or unable to give.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Over the next two defining games, survival may hinge on who holds their nerve.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Allegations of reckless conduct in the suit largely hinge on a recently released California Highway Patrol report on the crash, which analyzed the crash site and vehicles in detail.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
De Haan said gas prices still hinge on the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
But L.V. knew how much emotion and energy had been wrapped into Boobie’s senior year, how so much of Boobie’s life, as well as his own, seemed to hinge on it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
