How to Use dependence in a Sentence

dependence

noun
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  • The company was hurt by its dependence on government loans.
  • Our dependence upon foreign oil makes our economy vulnerable.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Since then, the industry has been on unsteady ground, with the rise of streaming, last year’s dual strikes, and a dependence on endless, exhausted franchises.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Oña is part of a group conducting the world’s first double-blind phase 2 clinical trial on ibogaine for opioid dependence.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Just ask Joe Biden, who has made reducing the country’s dependence on China a pillar of his economic agenda.
    — David Harrison, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Germany, on the other hand, wanted the 15% target to be even higher, given its deep dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
    — Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The reason for all of these layers of protection is the concern that opioid use will lead to dependence, tolerance issues, and addiction.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 26 Feb. 2023
  • This year, Cleetus hopes, will see the breakthrough — the connection between the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, and the devastation being felt through extreme events.
    — Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Substance dependence is not an uncommon outcome of this.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Rich proposes that the UN should become less reliant on funding from its member states—a dependence that limits and shapes its operations.
    — Roland Rich, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In Europe, there have been warnings about the risks of dependence on Chinese battery manufacturers.
    — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The trip also highlights Russia’s growing dependence on China, one of its few remaining friends and trading partners.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • His dependence on these college liberals constrains his actions and weakens the country.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
  • People also often take kratom to relieve pain and anxiety, or even to treat opioid and other drug addictions or dependence.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The ban, which would not apply to current gas stove owners, is seen as a critical step in reducing the state’s dependence on fossil fuels, and meeting emissions-reduction goals.
    — Grace Ashford, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Advertisement Africa’s biggest economy has been the quickest in the continent to react to the crisis, aiming largely to reduce the dependence on startup funding from the US.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023

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