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Recent Examples of sustenance
While my dad is an excellent cook, his lunches usually focus on sustenance rather than enjoyment.
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
The couple was arrested on suspicion of depriving animals of sustenance or causing needless suffering, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday in a news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
But here in the Mediterranean, these chestnuts had lived for centuries, providing nourishment for humans and animals as well as timber for shelter and economic sustenance.
—Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025
Sweetness and sustenance — pleasure and wealth, metaphorically speaking — are being put away for safekeeping.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
The couple was arrested on suspicion of depriving animals of sustenance or causing needless suffering, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday in a news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
But here in the Mediterranean, these chestnuts had lived for centuries, providing nourishment for humans and animals as well as timber for shelter and economic sustenance.
—Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025
Sweetness and sustenance — pleasure and wealth, metaphorically speaking — are being put away for safekeeping.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sustenance
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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