Example Sentences

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His op-ed was, depending on whom you asked, a frustrating or entertaining thought experiment, but it should never have been seen as real advice for the real world.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2024

“I was really upset because that was like income that I was depending on, even though it was just food stamps,” said Carney.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Saturday's blackout meant the whole of Lebanon was depending on private diesel-powered generators for power.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2021

Now it seems that information was, depending on your interpretation, overly simplistic, misleading or just wrong.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2020

Mamá was depending on me to keep them safe.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall