Example Sentences

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About a quarter said that they would like to rebuild but that it hinged on “financing or a pathway to make it affordable.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

However, the market’s more attractive valuations lately have hinged on Wall Street’s unwillingness to dial back earnings expectations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

To him, this one hinged on the moment 11 minutes into the second half when Palace goalscorer Lacroix made a grab for Matheus Cunha.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

His reasoning hinged on the bedrock constitutional principle that the taxing power—which includes the power to levy tariffs—belongs to the legislature, not the president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Though much of the War on Cancer hinged on research using cell cultures, few people knew that those cultures had been contaminated with HeLa.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot