dependent
Example Sentences
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As a species, we are “almost entirely dependent on flowers,” the author reminds us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Moreover, in 1973, the U.S. was highly dependent on energy imports — and quite vulnerable to price inflation due to an oil embargo.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Vik Ghei: Our strategy is dependent on valuation.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
He said the impact on the environment going forward was dependent on how spring and summer progressed.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“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 "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing dependent
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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