- present participle of depend.
depending
Example Sentences
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"A bit confused why the sport keeps doing different things depending on who is out in Q1 or who is out in lap one."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The grace period could be adjusted depending on the "success or failure" of those efforts, the department added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Handling personalized drinks, along with burritos and bowls, could make things complicated in Chipotle’s kitchens, Zackfia said, depending on how far down that road Chipotle might go.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis that infects fleas and the small mammals that host fleas, and there are actually three types of plague depending on which part of the body becomes infected.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
All spring the gossip had been about little Mirabelle McCullough—or, depending which side you were on, May Ling Chow—and now, at last, there was something new and sensational to discuss.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
