How to Use predicate in a Sentence

predicate

verb

• Both schools are scheduled to join the SEC by 2025, but could a new deal predicate a sooner move?
  — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022
• And the success is predicated on Moore, who turns 28 next month.
  — Paul Doyle, courant.com, 22 May 2017
• The treaty itself was predicated on Germany’s guilt for the war.
  — National Geographic, 31 May 2019
• The lease payments will be predicated on a percentage of the gross rents over 60 years.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
• Hate crimes, which are predicated on the state of mind of the aggressor, are challenging to prove in court.
  — Rozina Ali, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
• But that was predicated on the growing mass of the region’s middle class.
  — The Economist, 24 Aug. 2019
• And [the business model is] not predicated off of that anyway, because the name of the game is subscribers.
  — Time, 20 July 2023
• It could be predicated on where the Heat's record and injury report stands on Dec. 1.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• Trump’s campaign was predicated on the idea that crime was out of control.
  — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2017
• Some of this is also predicated on some of the other risks that lurk too, that are maybe less in our control.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
• Of course, most of this is predicated on Philip Rivers' performance in the 2020 season.
  — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2020
• The whole game will be predicated on those two points, as will my handicap.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
• The success of the offense was predicated on ball movement.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• Of course, this was all predicated on the Dolphins taking care of business.
  — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 24 Dec. 2017
• And when is this witch hunt going to stop what it was all predicated on the biggest anti-Trump which hunters in the world, proven by their statements.
  — Fox News, 19 June 2018
• That is predicated on doing more on game night than just showing up on time.
  — Kent Somers, azcentral, 22 Nov. 2019
• All of your choices are predicated on his promises to change.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
• Stephens' game is predicated in large part on her speed and an ability to track down opponents' shots, over and over and over again.
  — Howard Fendrich, courant.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• The state budget is predicated on a slight increase in revenue.
  — James Salzer, ajc, 6 May 2020
• From the start, Uber’s business was predicated on breaking rules.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2018
• This is predicated on the notion that war is the only way to stop Iran’s nuclear program.
  — Seth J. Frantzman, National Review, 4 Jan. 2020
• Stay put What the Suns do will be predicated, obviously, by what happens in front of them.
  — Scott Bordow, azcentral, 20 June 2018
• Their halfcourt offense has been predicated on spacing the floor and using drive-and-kicks.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 28 Oct. 2017
• Then, the reveal: The perfection is predicated on pain.
  — Jason Kehe, Wired, 29 Dec. 2019
• There’s plenty of risk with Cain given that his game is predicated heavily on speed, but there’s more to him than his legs.
  — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 25 Jan. 2018
• All these missions are predicated on the big booster getting back on track.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2020
• For 10 minutes, Beckham ran deep outs, curls and some double-move stops that all predicate around timing.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2021
• Both movies are predicated on passing off a lie to preserve the Christmas spirit.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• Flying cars and the like are predicated on the idea of a small footprint, so are inherently going to be fuel hogs.
  — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
• Lue went with a smaller lineup against the Heat, and said his lineup going forward will be predicated on matchups.
  — USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018

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