be dependent

Example Sentences

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Hyodol's character was designed to be dependent on its user, as many older Koreans have spent their lives enduring gruelling work to provide for their families, Kim said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“The global market will be dependent on trade barriers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Whether he will stay or go appears to be dependent on his behaviour too, and the tourists visiting the island.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

And it should not be dependent on the personnel of the court.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025

He didn’t want to be dependent on the Government, and he knew Buck’s Peak must have water, if he could only find it.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover