Example Sentences

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If you give him one penny of your own money, it will open up a transactional codependence between you and this man, who is a virtual stranger.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

It’s a reminder that what often looks like dominance in the global economy may instead be symptomatic of a pathological codependence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Like addiction, and codependence, and internalized misogyny, “I Could Live Here Forever” is a wrenching story that’s been lived and told before.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

So, too, in cooking for other people, could I supply that nurture, that codependence.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022

But I needed to find the love and codependence that was there in this odd, specific relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2022