sustained

Example Sentences

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The officer sustained injuries while evading Iranian forces, Trump acknowledged on social media, adding that “he will be just fine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

It was not immediately clear whether other service members involved in the rescue mission sustained injuries, or whether the U.S. military suffered any other potential setbacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Why do certain art forms enter the archive, while others disappear with the people who sustained them?

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In that case, sustained higher gas prices, further losses in financial markets, and shortages of other goods would weigh broadly on consumer spending, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She knew that Taisin might have sustained other, less visible, injuries, but she had no idea how to treat them.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo