hinge

Example Sentences

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Everything between us hinged on my daddy—my faith in him.

From Literature

The spread hinges on investor demand for these bonds; having more buyers in a market can lower spreads and pull down mortgage rates.

From MarketWatch

The identity of Buffalo's opponents in the next playoff round will hinge on the outcome of other AFC wild card games being played on Sunday and Monday.

From Barron's

Each has a plausible path forward, with any sustained recovery likely to hinge on results from coming clinical trials and the commercial success of new drug launches.

From The Wall Street Journal

The future of self-driving cars hinges on reasoning, because it’s “impossible” to connect “every possible scenario” that could happen on the road.

From MarketWatch