How to use "sustain" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "sustain" in popular movie and book plots

  • One minute he giggles at her need to sustain herself by consuming food ("you nibble like a fish.  - Revulsion (Star Trek: Voyager)
  • The group has been living on the island for centuries, unseen by society, who sustain themselves by raiding pleasure boats.  - The Island (1980 film)
  • It also uses these races as food to provide much needed extra energy to sustain the Sphere and its star.  - Prey (2006 video game)
  • His body must be re-charged with solar energy and cannot sustain very long battles without risking low battery power.  - Casshan
  • Spoiled by their inherited wealth and crippled by their personal demons, neither is able to sustain a personal relationship.  - Written on the Wind
  • The ship gives chase, but Chief Engineer Scott doubts the Enterprise can sustain the high speeds for long.  - Obsession (Star Trek: The Original Series)
  • Wielding it carelessly can drain a mage of the order needed to sustain life (example: absent-mindedly stroking one's wooden staff).  - The Saga of Recluce
  • Arrested and thrown in prison, he only has his memories of his friendship with Karel to sustain him.  - Dark Blue World
  • James and the bugs emerge to find themselves floating in the sea, but manage to sustain themselves on the delicious flesh of the peach.  - James and the Giant Peach
  • Jimmy is unable to sustain the charade with Rosie.  - Kiss of Death (1995 film)
  • The Apaches, who arrive drunk, and sustain casualties, quickly flee.  - Something Big (film)
  • Since each man's perspective of womanhood is extreme and self-serving, neither is able to sustain a relationship with a woman.  - Carnal Knowledge
  • Her affection for Honey is obvious, but she realises it is not to be—she cannot give him children or sustain him in his work.  - No Highway
  • Eventually, the Banque Universelle cannot sustain itself.  - L'Argent
  • Amidala's ship is unable to sustain its hyperdrive and lands for repairs on the desert planet Tatooine.  - Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
  • Calvera and his bandits arrive, sustain heavy losses in a shootout with the seven and the villagers, and are run out of town.  - The Magnificent Seven

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