Sustained can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| sustained - maintained at length without interruption or weakening; "sustained flight" | ||
| sustained - (of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs" | ||
Verb |
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| sustain - supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" | ||
| sustain - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" | ||
| sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" | ||
| sustain - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" | ||
| sustain - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" | ||
| sustain - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" | ||
| sustain - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
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| 1. | adj. | Sustained flight. | |
| 2. | adj. | There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground. | |
| 3. | adj. | We don't have a mechanism for sustained funding. | |
| 4. | adj. | Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought. | |
| 5. | adj. | "Objection!" "Sustained!" | |
| 6. | adj. | The objection is sustained. | |
| 7. | adj. | Sami endured a sustained attack involving at least three weapons. | |
| 8. | adj. | Hurricane Hector, swirling harmlessly in the Pacific about 1,700 miles (2,760 km) east of the Big Island, was expected to grow into a major hurricane Saturday, meaning that its maximum sustained winds would reach at least 111 mph (179 km per hour). | |
| 9. | adj. | With substantial and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the increase in global annual average temperature relative to preindustrial times could be limited to less than 3.6°F (2°C). | |
| 10. | adj. | Algeria needs sustained economic growth. | |
| 11. | verb | Such drastic economic growth cannot be sustained. | |
| 12. | verb | The vision of the Olympics had sustained him. | |
| 13. | verb | He sustained an injury which will take a month to heal completely. | |
| 14. | verb | Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant. | |
| 15. | verb | Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things. | |
| 16. | verb | The driver sustained multiple injuries. | |
| 17. | verb | The judge sustained the objection. | |
| 18. | verb | Objection sustained. | |
| 19. | verb | The F1 champion Michael Schumacher sustained a serious head injury. | |
| 20. | verb | The judge sustained the lawyer's objections. | |
| 21. | verb | Tom sustained severe injuries in the accident. | |
| 22. | verb | Tom sustained minor injuries when he was struck by a car on the pedestrian crossing. | |
| 23. | verb | Many buildings sustained substantial damage. | |
| 24. | verb | Tom sustained minor injuries. | |
| 25. | verb | Tom sustained fatal injuries. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| Sustained flight. |
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| There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground. | |
| We don't have a mechanism for sustained funding. | |
| Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought. | |
| "Objection!" "Sustained!" | |
| The objection is sustained. | |
| Sami endured a sustained attack involving at least three weapons. | |
| Hurricane Hector, swirling harmlessly in the Pacific about 1,700 miles (2,760 km) east of the Big Island, was expected to grow into a major hurricane Saturday, meaning that its maximum sustained winds would reach at least 111 mph (179 km per hour). | |
| With substantial and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the increase in global annual average temperature relative to preindustrial times could be limited to less than 3.6°F (2°C). | |
| Algeria needs sustained economic growth. | |
| verb | |
| Such drastic economic growth cannot be sustained. | |
| The vision of the Olympics had sustained him. | |
| He sustained an injury which will take a month to heal completely. | |
| Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant. | |
| Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things. | |
| The driver sustained multiple injuries. | |
| The judge sustained the objection. | |
| Objection sustained. | |
| The F1 champion Michael Schumacher sustained a serious head injury. | |
| The judge sustained the lawyer's objections. | |
| Tom sustained severe injuries in the accident. | |
| Tom sustained minor injuries when he was struck by a car on the pedestrian crossing. | |
| Many buildings sustained substantial damage. | |
| Tom sustained minor injuries. | |
| Tom sustained fatal injuries. | |