depend on
Example Sentences
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Millions of Americans depend on Social Security for some, if not all, of their retirement income.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Cauich: Ronaldo will shine alongside Portugal, a team that doesn’t depend on him anymore.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Schrödinger's definitions of hue, saturation, and lightness depend on where a color sits in relation to that axis, yet he never formally defined the axis itself.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
And the power of empires, which depend on free trade, is threatened.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“Okay, you don’t need to go into deep sulking mode. I might reduce your time to five months, but it will depend on how you behave.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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