contingent upon

Example Sentences

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Prior to Friday's signing, Rwandan government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told Reuters news agency that the "lifting of defensive measures in our border area" would be contingent upon the FDLR's "neutralisation".

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

The ascension of the dual monarchs was contingent upon their accepting the English Bill of Rights.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

“I only signed it because I didn’t think I had a choice and it was contingent upon my release,” Roberts said.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

Problems of unprecedented complexity, and a generation’s worth of scientific progress contingent upon solving them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

“During my admission, you said that my admittance to the Arcanum was granted, contingent upon proof that I had mastered the basic principles of sympathy.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss