How to Use contingent in a Sentence

contingent

1 of 2 adjective

• Most of the events are contingent on the weather and are subject to change.
  — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2019
• The right to protest peacefully is not contingent on the actions of strangers who break the law.
  — David Harsanyi, National Review, 17 Mar. 2020
• The bad news is that this boost may be contingent on holding their tongue.
  — Dominic Tierney, The Atlantic, 9 May 2017
• The number of grants and award amounts are contingent on the results of the fundraising campaign.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2021
• The work is contingent on weather and could be rescheduled.
  — Jennifer Baker, Cincinnati.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• The phase two timeline was said to be contingent on funding and phase three rests on the land swap and lawsuit.
  — Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
• But now many are saying they were told that their pay was contingent on them showing up to the speech.
  — Paula Rogo, Essence, 18 Aug. 2019
• For many in the field, the ethics of editing human embryos are contingent on the science.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
• The number of grants and award amounts are contingent upon the results of the fundraising campaign.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2020
• The date is contingent on the district not needing to use a snow or emergency day.
  — Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• The filing says the settlement is contingent on the court’s finding it was made in good faith.
  — NBC News, 25 Feb. 2022
• These bonuses are contingent on the state accruing enough revenue to pay for the cost.
  — Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner, 10 Nov. 2020
• Of course, the health risks from pesticides are contingent on the type of pesticides used.
  — Ebony Williams, ajc, 11 Apr. 2022
• But the benefits are contingent on states applying for the aid.
  — Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2020
• The dates are contingent on selecting a venue for the games, which has not been decided on yet.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2020
• The deal is contingent on agreement by a large majority of states.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2021
• The Raiders’ move would be more contingent on, again, how the quarterbacks come off the board.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Much of that is contingent upon if Joe Mixon is healthy.
  — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 14 Sep. 2019
• Of course, all of this is contingent on the news today and the EUA approval.
  — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 10 Dec. 2020
• Some of these deals are contingent on three-year service agreements.
  — Brian Barrett, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021
• Its opening date had been contingent on the lifting of stay-at-home orders.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021
• The measure is also contingent on approval by the town’s zoning board.
  — Steve Smith, courant.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• And if Depp is using a contingent fee lawyer, his taxes could get even worse.
  — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 2 May 2022
• Raising money for a new hedge fund long was contingent on a host of in-person meetings.
  — Juliet Chung, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2020
• Thunderstorms will be contingent on how much heat is in the atmosphere.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2023
• My ideas have always felt contingent and magical to me.
  — Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2019
• The pleasure of nostalgia, though, is contingent on its pain.
  — Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 26 July 2021
• Her bonus also was contingent on results being canvassed by the board.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2023
• There’s just so much that is contingent and unknowable.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2023
• Each bill is, from a vote count perspective, largely contingent on the success of the other.
  — Phil Mattingly, CNN, 24 Aug. 2021

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contingent

2 of 2 noun

• The group that makes up the largest contingent of voters in this area is the elderly.
• A contingent of reporters waited in front of the court for the defendant to appear.
• A British contingent was sent to assist the security forces.
• The team will be looking to build on that with a large contingent of starters back in the fold.
  — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 3 Mar. 2021
• The Ven contingent planned to take advantage of the lull.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
• Even a healthy contingent of Democrats are opposed to the idea.
  — Steve Parrish, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
• Colorado has the largest contingent of bases named for the new space service.
  — al, 23 Mar. 2022
• Evans had a large contingent of family and friends at the game.
  — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• The purchase of the land is contingent on Wednesday’s vote.
  — Monique O. Madan, miamiherald, 6 May 2017
• The street style contingent is bringing their A game to Paris.
  — Phil Oh, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
• The awards are contingent on him still being employed through those dates.
  — Tom Metcalf and Anders Melin / Bloomberg, Time, 1 May 2018
• South Africa is said to have sent a small contingent of special forces to the province.
  — The Economist, 26 Aug. 2020
• Despite the large contingent of crews, the restoration can't come quick enough.
  — Tyler Mauldin, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
• Best of luck to Saban and the rest of the SEC contingent next week.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 3 June 2023
• Ekeler expects to have a large contingent of family and friends in the stands.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 28 Nov. 2021
• Since then, a growing and vocal contingent has been working to halt the project.
  — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• But in this case, there seems to be a large contingent that supports an outright ban.
  — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 July 2018
• Cori Bush wasn’t present, but a contingent of her aides were.
  — Kara Voght, The New Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
• The guy who a sizable contingent of the fanbase was eager to send somewhere else at the trade deadline.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 May 2021
• The two couples married and soon the camping contingent grew to two families of four.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2021
• Ricky Pearsall leads a contingent of pass-catchers with much to prove.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
• Cottle led the trolling side, but his contingent soon lost control.
  — Dale Beran, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2020
• The running back contingent went five-deep in the first half alone and was efficient in both the running and passing game.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 8 Apr. 2023
• But a large and vocal contingent of Allen acolytes blocked that motion.
  — Alexei Koseff, sacbee, 6 May 2018
• There is a small but focused contingent at the Games who compete for space in the outdoor smoking zone.
  — Tonia Cowan, WSJ, 28 July 2021
• For the San Diego contingent, the day began with shocking news from home.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
• This time, the Army has sent a small contingent of tanks and other vehicles.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 July 2019
• That game felt like one at a neutral site, with a large contingent of Michigan fans.
  — Billy Witz, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2023
• The new law is contingent on securing funds in next year’s budget to fully roll out the promise of a free first year.
  — Melanie Mason, latimes.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• The amateur contingent, which plays alongside the pros for much of the tournament, is chock full of big names.
  — Al Saracevic, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018

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