Example Sentences

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While they wait, they have been depending on government and nonprofit assistance, religious organizations and family members.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2022

So what happens to the Americans who have been depending on these measures as they remain devastated by the effects of the pandemic?

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2021

Other people who might have been depending on the deduction in their calculations may find themselves now underwater on their home value.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2017

“We need petrol and food, fresh produce. We have been depending mostly on vegetables that we grow ourselves. We are currently just trying to survive the day.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2016

It is harvest-time, and the old folks have been depending on their able-bodied son getting in all their corn, but they are doomed to disappointment. 

From Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet by Champness, Thomas