Example Sentences

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It easily clears the low bar of jukebox success to stand alongside the dark original musicals that have been sustaining the best hopes of Broadway in recent years.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019

“Our Afghan partners have been sustaining very significant losses,” Nicholson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2017

While some emerging countries, such as Vietnam, have been hard hit by falling western demand for their exports since the financial crisis of 2007-08, others have been sustaining strong growth rates.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2012