relied on
Example Sentences
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Previously, they relied on expensive diesel pumps to bring the saline water to the surface.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Turen and Mason haven’t relied on Spirit as much since they moved in together in Florida, but they’ll always remember it as the airline that made their love story possible.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
“My client relied on information and guidance provided by those in authority and had no criminal intent.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
It was a revolutionary system that relied on both the midfield and front line - operating with a recognised number nine - to be fluid in and out of possession.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Look to the Southeast, where, as Taylor has noted, “colonial societies sustained a slave system more oppressive than anything practiced in Europe” and “the slave-owners relied on Indians to catch runaways.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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