sustain
verb (used with object)
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
sustainingly
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a word derived from
sustain.
Example Sentences
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"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 T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
His hand closed firmly, sustainingly, upon her elbow.
From The Bars of Iron by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
After which, sustainingly, "I'm 'Mitchy,'" our friend stated.
From The Awkward Age by Henry James
Winch replied—which made it right again; especially as our friend still felt himself reassuringly and sustainingly grasped.
From The Finer Grain by Henry James
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 Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
