dependents

Example Sentences

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The foreign office separately announced Monday that "as a precautionary measure" dependants of UK embassy staff in the UAE will be temporarily withdrawn from the country.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

There has been a 10% decrease in the number of visas issued to dependants of students, with 19,647 reported.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

In the year to December 2024, 21,978 visas were issued to student dependants, an 85% fall from the number issued in 2023.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

In the year ending December 2024, there were approximately three dependants for each person coming to do a job in health and social care.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

One’s own soldiers are those composed either of subjects or of citizens or your own dependants; all others are either mercenaries or auxiliaries.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli