on (the) condition that

phrase

: only if

She spoke on the condition that she not be identified.

He taught me the trick on condition that I never tell anyone else how to do it.

Examples of on (the) condition that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The legend goes that following the young woman's death, her father donated the money for Ida Noyes Hall — but only on the condition that all students pass a swimming test to graduate, and that no sorority would ever have its own house on campus. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

Most of the people who speak to me for this story do so on the condition that their names be kept confidential. — Zoë Bernard, Wired News, 19 Feb. 2026

The civil-rights organization had booked a hotel for a convention on the condition that two statuettes of Black jockeys be removed from the lobby. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026

It was shared with the AP on condition that the news organization not identify the country whose peacekeepers compiled the findings for internal use by their senior command. — Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026