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

A more hawkish ECB will limit the scope for a sustained rally in long-term European bonds, according to Gavekal Research.

From Barron's • 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

Born in 1982 in Kabusa, which lies within the FCT, Isaac David remembers a childhood of streams and farmland where families drank water from springs and cultivated land that had sustained them for generations.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

She wondered if she had sustained a breach in her right main glove.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston