How to Use depend in a Sentence

depend

verb

• I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it.
• Price depends on the color, style, and size, and most options are on sale right now.
  — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
• To get by, many family providers depend on a spouse’s income.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
• If the software works well, its customers (the end businesses) depend on it day-to-day.
  — Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
• Millions of lives depend on the success of this conference.
  — CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023
• Foragers make hundreds of decisions about flowers every day, and many other bees depend on those decisions.
  — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
• Much may depend on what the national environment looks like for Democrats, and who Republicans put forward.
  — David Faris, The Week, 30 Jan. 2023
• The twice-annual time change is meant to add more daylight in the mornings and evenings, depending on the time of year and the Northern Hemisphere's position from the sun.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
• Productive conflict resolution depends on both partners being committed to respect and care for each other.
  — Anna Borges, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024
• But there is a non-legal consequence for non-psychopaths that doesn’t depend on exposure: the perpetual anxiety of working while waiting to be exposed.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
• Devising an effective anti-inflammatory treatment for depression may depend on knowing which of these causes is at work.
  — Joanna Thompson, Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023
• Many organizations depend on grants to fund community health worker positions.
  — Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2023
• The cook time will depend on the size of your green beans.
  — Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2023
• The dosage will depend on the size and weight of the dog, as well as the severity of their seizures.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
• How long a cold lasts depends on the person and the symptoms.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2023
• The size of the boat on your charter depends on who is sailing with you.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• Much might depend on the add-on — and the dealer's eagerness to sell that car.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2023
• Most can be opened one-handed, and the level of modesty depends on the bra.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 16 May 2024
• The set of two comes in two colors as well as two sizes depending on your needs.
  — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
• Pole saws can range between 5 to 25 pounds depending on the type.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2023
• The scope of the Supreme Court’s final ruling will depend on a few factors.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• The set of two comes in two colors as well as two sizes depending on your needs.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
• The amount of lysine required depends on your body weight.
  — Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
• Much will depend on whether the troubles at smaller banks spread to big ones too.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
• The answer here depends on where the leak is occurring.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
• Your views on these questions depend on your ideas about the future.
  — Margret Grebowicz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
• The cops would yawn or laugh or take off after us, depending on their mood.
  — Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
• The best type of filler for a bean bag chair depends on the user’s preferences for seat firmness.
  — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
• Get this deal in either an ashy fog or a deep plum hue, depending on your style.
  — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
• Cancer back pain will depend on where and how the tumor is growing.
  — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024