hinging on
Example Sentences
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For now, economists expect the bank to remain in a wait-and-see mode and hold rates at a meeting later Thursday, with the outlook hinging on how long the Middle East conflict persists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
“The whole point is that you get to try something that you’ve always wanted to try, and your entire survival is not hinging on it,” Moriarity said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
"Yet maintaining that dominance is perhaps more uncertain than ever, hinging on the right calls around pricing and developing the next generation of devices, particularly wearables and the anticipated foldable iPhone."
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
That’s the way the NFL is, though, with a lot of games hinging on a play or two — and the Rams failed to make them.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
"Ye dinna ken whether ye are to get the free scule o' Dumfries or no, after hinging on and teaching it a' the simmer?"
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir