sustain
Usage
What are other ways to say sustain?
To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.
Example Sentences
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"A lot of recycled steel is gathered together and three large graphite electrodes are lowered into it," explained Dr Becky Waldram, of Swansea University's Sustain research centre for decarbonising the steel industry.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024
I carried out research on food costs and pricing for Sustain, an organization that represents the farming and fishing industries.
From Salon • May 22, 2023
One goal is to reduce single-person trips by 25%, said Shannon Binns, president of Sustain Charlotte, a nonprofit organization focused on local sustainability.
From Washington Times • May 19, 2023
Mayana Torres, 21, is the outreach coordinator for the sustainability nonprofit Sustain US.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021
And may the Power, which fashion'd thus my outside, With all his nobler ornaments of virtue Sustain my soul! till generous emulation Raise me, by deeds, to equal his renown, And— Aust.
From The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts by Jephson, Robert
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