dependent
Example Sentences
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Beyond that range, portfolio outcomes become increasingly dependent on the company’s fortunes rather than broader market growth.
From MarketWatch
“That has got to stop. You don’t want to get a child dependent on holding your hand to fall asleep. What will she do when she wakes up in the middle of the night?”
From Literature
It ended in a truce last October when the two leaders met in South Korea, but Xi will believe he has shown America and the world just how dependent they are on Chinese goods.
From BBC
Doctors presented her mother with a difficult choice: radiation, which could have left her dependent on a wheelchair, or amputation.
From BBC
Europe has become deeply dependent on American tech companies for everything from office-productivity software to data centers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
