Example Sentences
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Sustaining that level of success during the modern college basketball era, the four teams insist, isn’t as easy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Sustaining the protests hinges on a fragile alliance united by little more than outrage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
Sustaining the momentum for disarmament, Reykjavik was the genesis of several crucial treaties that did indeed reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
Sustaining that pace faces obstacles, most notably power supply.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Sustaining with mutual difficulty a desultory conversation, they at length gained the centre of a small wood, composed of large oaks, intermingled with birches, mountain-ashes, hazel, holly, and a variety of underwood.
From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir
