How to Use dependence in a Sentence

dependence

noun

• The company was hurt by its dependence on government loans.
• Our dependence upon foreign oil makes our economy vulnerable.
• China ranks atop the list of nations seeking to bolster their gold reserves as a means of reducing its dependence on the U.S. dollar.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
• The industry says fracking can be done responsibly and safely and that securing natural gas can reduce dependence on coal.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
• The effort to democratize programming and reduce the dependence on heavy-duty engineering skills is not new.
  — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• Colombia has already succeeded in finding some money to protect nature, but in the long term replacing dependence on oil will require private finance at a much bigger scale.
  — Justin Worland/bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
• The administration is also promoting electric vehicles as a way to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil and to fight climate change.
  — Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022
• As his star rose, so, too did Walsh’s dependence on alcohol and drugs.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
• That means way less fuel dependence—and a lot more romance.
  — Sunil Badami, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
• Silver says that to those in NFL circles, Shanahan put to bed his dependence on his father a long time ago.
  — Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
• In the months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the risks raised by that dependence have been on glaring display.
  — Melissa Skorka, wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
• This would help shift the composition of Africa’s exports to the rest of the world away from undue dependence on raw commodities.
  — Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The findings cast some doubt on the idea that cannabis might help people reduce their dependence on opioids, experts say.
  — Dr. Khushali Jhaveri, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• And while he’s been clean for nine years, the experience clearly helped lend a verisimilitude to all the scenes of dependence and getting high.
  — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
• For decades, Nevada’s leaders have sought to diminish the state’s dependence on casinos and tourism.
  — Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Plastics come from oil, which furthers our dependence on oil.
  — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Weaning one nostril at a time can be helpful in overcoming the dependence.
  — Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, Ph.d., oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023
• The immediate impact is Maui’s dependence on tourism and the need for shelter for displaced victims.
  — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• Musk has moaned about Twitter’s dependence on ads in the past, but the comments crystalized some of his vision for putting Twitter on the path to profitability.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2022
• The product was pitched at least partially as a way for people to be more present and reduce their ever-growing dependence on smartphones.
  — Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 May 2024
• The long-time over-dependence on Chinese students is difficult to replace.
  — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
• Homer Glen officials have said a wastewater treatment plant will allow the village to cut its dependence from Lockport.
  — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2023
• But his dependence on the gotcha has marred his filmography, leaving the filmmaker with a spotty track record himself.
  — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
• Germany has weaned itself off its dependence on Russian gas, which once comprised more than 55 percent of its supply.
  — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
• The attraction for African countries is having choices and breaking a dependence on one power.
  — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2023
• The longer your mother can prevent you from making friends and living a normal life for a person your age, the deeper her emotional dependence on you will become.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 4 July 2023
• This turns them towards crime and dependence on social welfare and charity.
  — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2023
• The war in Ukraine has added urgency to the effort, as European policymakers try to break free from their dependence on Russian oil and gas.
  — New York Times, 19 July 2022
• The plan would expand the city’s efforts to plant more trees and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, notes Debasish Kumar, the city’s director of parks and gardens.
  — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• Ishiba also supports legislation that could allow married women to keep their maiden names, and has said Japan should reduce its dependence on nuclear energy in favor of renewables.
  — Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024