How to pronounce sustains

Listen to sustains in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“sustains” in real sentences

255 clips in the index · 53 American · 89 British · 10 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. that sustains their mother.

    TED-Ed · hear it here

  2. Demand sustains criminal gangs.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  3. that sustains collective life

    Data Power · hear it here

  4. Soft tissue that primarily sustains tension to something that primarily sustains compression, such as bone, and

    NIH · hear it here

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