How to pronounce sustains in American English
“sustains” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to sustains the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“sustains” in real sentences — American speakers
136 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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sustains the workforce, sustains our surveillance systems, sustains all the efforts our laboratories, and better knits
CDC
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Corruption sustains and prolongs conflict.
State Department
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The resilience that sustains us.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “sustains”
Words one sound away from sustains — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “sustains”
Why real speech
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