sustain
verb (used with object)
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
sustainment
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a word derived from
sustain.
Example Sentences
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Defense Department’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Australia's Department of Defence told AFP it has a strategy to maintain "southern base infrastructure focused on force generation, sustainment, health networks and logistics nodes", to enable the military to project power from Australia's north.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Government Accountability Office examined in its recent review of IP and sustainment planning.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
There are already 17 sustainable development goals and the scientists are urging an 18th that would promote space conservation and sustainment of Earth's orbit, particularly to prevent the accumulation of space junk.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025
Whatever hopes may be entertained by Mr. O'Connell, his suggestions met with no sustainment and no response, save the empty echoes of an adulating press.
From The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 by Michael Doheny
