dependent
adjective
relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
dependently
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a word derived from
dependent.
Example Sentences
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“We must allow these supplies reliably, repetitively and dependently into Gaza.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
The last accentuation, in spite of the bird's interference, was sufficiently distinct to amount to an invitation, and with a raising of her eyelids once dependently to heaven, Vesta went up the stairs.
From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend
And hers clung to him, closely, dependently; she let herself be taken care of, ruled and guided, as if with him she found helplessness restful and submission sweet.
From John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
When she returned, smiling, she brought with her a large bunch of keys, and she took his arm dependently as they went up the wide staircase.
From The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen
Write five sentences in which would is used independently, and five in which would is used dependently.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Thomas Wood
