contingent
adjective
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on orupon ).
contingently
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a word derived from
contingent.
Example Sentences
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"Metaphors such as fights and struggles are pretty normal. And he was talking about it contingently, wasn't he? He wasn't saying: 'Go out immediately.'"
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
It mattered that the characters in “Black Panther,” not to mention the film’s Afrofuturist vibe, were specifically and not contingently black.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2019
Both in Amazon facilities, and even more so in warehousing centers that handle Amazon freight, a large part of the workforce is often part-time or contingently employed through staffing agencies.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2018
But most are only contingently his, until one or more ballots are completed.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2016
They had, at the same time and by the same law, created and conferred a power of removal, to be exercised contingently.
From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster
