dependent
adjective
relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
dependents
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pluralof dependent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During the Covid pandemic, Congress approved payouts to income-eligible tax filers and their dependents only, a narrower approach that would lower the cost further.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Having alienated even his most obsequious dependents, Nero fled the city and killed himself in A.D.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even after leaving dependents behind, the Ten Thousand were chronically short of food, and their efforts to feed themselves becomes one of this book’s driving themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The mother, Yadira, applied for asylum and listed Wilber, who was 15 at the time, and his younger sister, as dependents of her case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
