sustainingly
- a word derived from sustain.
Example Sentences
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His hand closed firmly, sustainingly, upon her elbow.
From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
After which, sustainingly, "I'm 'Mitchy,'" our friend stated.
From The Awkward Age by James, Henry
She put out a quick hand, and he took it and held it firmly, sustainingly, while he went on.
From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
"It is my province to stand, sustainingly, by your side; not to hang upon you, a dead weight."
From The Two Wives Or, Lost and Won by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
But, even while she felt thus, she condemned herself for the feeling; and strove—with how little effect!—to walk sustainingly by the side of her husband.
From The Lights and Shadows of Real Life by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
