hinge on
Example Sentences
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“Great careers used to hinge on ability, and now they depend on agility,” he also said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Millions of workers’ finances hinge on the rapidly changing landscape of retirement savings plans and union negotiations, but few professionals have as much money on the line as pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
That may hinge on whether one of the smaller parties gets over the required threshold of 5%.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Parts of the settlement hinge on whether those three companies, referred to as "Core Industry Members" in a legal filing, take similar action.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
She caught him staring at odd things—the hinge on the pantry cabinet, the medicine chest in the bathroom.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
