Synonym: free burning. Similar words: sustain, sustainable, unsustainable, sustainability, contained, entertained, stain, abstain. Meaning: [sə'steɪnd] 
adj. 1. maintained at length without interruption or weakening 2. (of an electric arc) continuous.
adj. 1. maintained at length without interruption or weakening 2. (of an electric arc) continuous. 
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1 He sustained a broken rib.
2 Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion.
3 Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
4 But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.
5 He sustained injuries to his arms,[www.Sentencedict.com] legs and several internal organs.
6 The love and support of his family sustained him during his time in prison.
7 He was sustained by the unflagging support of his family.
8 She sustained multiple injuries in the accident.
9 Some nearby buildings sustained minor damage.
10 The company has sustained heavy losses this year.
11 Several train passengers received/sustained serious injuries in the crash.
12 Sustained by you,I, at long last, finished my work.
13 The company has sustained heavy financial losses this year.
14 The business sustained losses of ￡20 million.
15 The clapping was sustained for several minutes.
16 The president's speech was greeted by sustained applause.
17 An unshakable belief sustained me.
18 The judge sustained the lawyer's objection.
19 The economy entered on a period of sustained growth.
20 The company sustained losses of millions of dollars.
21 Two of the fire-fighters sustained serious injuries.
22 Most buildings sustained only minimal damage in the earthquake.
23 He had sustained a cut on his left eyebrow.
24 He sustained a foot injury.
25 The other ship sustained only minor damage .
26 He sustained a severe blow on the head.
27 There can be no war nowadays between civilized nations, nor any peace that is not hollow and delusive unless sustained and backed up by the sentiment of the people who are parties to it. 
28 Now the cheers and applause mingled in a single sustained roar.
29 At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.
30 We don't have the confidence that the UN will carry through a sustained program.
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