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.
  • Cloud server dependence is a recurring problem with smart home devices.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The long-time over-dependence on Chinese students is difficult to replace.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The city is acting to ensure water deliveries and reduce dependence on the Colorado, officials said.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022
  • China’s main goal is to reduce its dependence on other countries for chips, especially as U.S.-China tensions rise.
    Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 24 July 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
  • 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 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
  • Democrats had shifted away from their heavy dependence on unions in recent decades, but Biden and others have worked to keep those lines of connection active, strongly backing the efforts of the UAW and others.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The core of the dispute revolves around allegations that Nvidia misrepresented its dependence on the volatile cryptocurrency mining market, leading to significant financial losses for investors.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
  • These methods are limited, however, by their variability and dependence on external factors.
    Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024

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