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contingent
adjective as in conditional; possible
Example Sentences
Saudi Arabia now insists that any agreement would be contingent on “an irreversible track” toward the creation of a Palestinian state.
In fact, lawmakers passed and the governor signed legislation to do away with the work requirement this year, but it was contingent on voter approval of Proposition 6.
The newspaper added: “A growing contingent of right-wing tech figures argue that Trump can usher in a new era of American dominance by removing red tape.”
A contingent of firefighters escorted him to the airport.
Black Americans, as a people, deeply understand and carry this history and lived experience and the knowledge and burden of democracy as contingent and imperiled in our collective bodies, psyches, and memories.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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