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reliant

[ UK /ɹɪlˈa‍ɪənt/ ]
[ US /ɹiˈɫaɪənt, ɹɪˈɫaɪənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. relying on another for support
    dependent on Middle Eastern oil

How To Use reliant In A Sentence

  • Brunhild, a mischievous, strong-minded goldfish (the voice of Noah Cyrus, Miley's younger sister), is determined to become a little girl when she's rescued from a jar and befriended by Sosuke (the voice of Frankie Jonas, the Jonas Brothers 'kid brother), a plucky, self-reliant 5-year-old. No Time's Right for 'Traveler's Wife'
  • We are totally reliant on voluntary donations. The Sun
  • Businesses have become increasingly reliant on complicated computing systems.
  • Few of the studios' prime big-budget offerings these days are reliant on glamorous big-paycheque names. Times, Sunday Times
  • The rating firm said the company is more reliant on its revolving credit lines because of the elimination of commercial paper.
  • SInce the country has not yet become self-reliant in terms of energy, it still expends vast sums of money protecting energy supplies.
  • When this happens, people can become reliant on their triggers. Times, Sunday Times
  • Life has made the children brave, quick-witted and self-reliant, but their parentless hearts are hungry, and that longing shapes their actions. Children's Books: 'The Emerald Atlas'
  • The new civic entrepreneurs were also learning to be more self-reliant.
  • The UK has become increasingly reliant on imported food and its faith in the long-term surety of the global market is misplaced, according to research released by the Soil Association. FoodNavigator RSS
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