sustain
verb (used with object)
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
sustaining
Example Sentences
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A torn ACL could have ended the season for the second-year quarterback who missed two games last year after sustaining a concussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It estimates that Himalayan water underpins roughly 20% of India's GDP, sustaining wheat, rice, tea, hydropower and pilgrimage economies.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Analyst Paul Kaner expects FY27 output of 405,000 oz of gold at an all-in sustaining cost of A$2,957/oz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, left tackle Rashawn Slater, who missed all of last season after sustaining a knee injury in training camp, was sidelined for much of August because of a flare-up to that same knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
However, the prospect of that tiny marginal colony’s sustaining an exploration, conquest, and settlement of the Americas was nil.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
