sustain
verb (used with object)
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
has been sustaining
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present perfect progressiveof sustain (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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As a result, he bought a generator which has been sustaining him and his father since the power failed.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The problem has been sustaining that success as the game progresses and making in-game adjustments to how defenses are attacking them.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
Foss Maritime president Will Roberts said in a statement that the shipyard has been sustaining losses for "several years."
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
McHenry Kiwanis Club President Julianne Baron said the group has been sustaining its “small membership,” and she hopes to add members by knocking on doors.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2016
It requires no effort for a man who has been sustaining the sound, shock and work of a bombardment, to fall asleep anywhere, any time, and we were soon Murphyized, as Mac expressed it.
From S.O.S. Stand to! by Reginald Grant
