Example Sentences

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Rieder’s career has hinged on bets tied to interest rates and macroeconomic forces that are driven in part by central banks.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The director has hinged his career on big swings, and “After the Hunt” might be his biggest yet: An unrelenting, puzzling and star-studded study of power and those deemed expendable in its pursuit.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025

Much debate on the new rules has hinged upon when trees can be cut in commercial areas or areas zoned for low-rise apartment buildings and town homes.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Much of the questioning so far has hinged on a Dec. 14, 2016, celebration-turned-altercation between Chyna and Rob Kardashian that they both agreed permanently damaged their relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022

I sometimes feel that my fate, here and hereafter, has hinged upon it—this world is globular for the same reason that a woman's tear is.

From Confessions of an Etonian by I. E. M.