How to Use sustained in a Sentence

sustained

adjective

• But the sustained fury grabs you.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
• None of it broke the floor in any sustained way.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
• The stage was set for sustained success.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
• At one point the wind blew from the west at a sustained 28 mph.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
• All three sustained third-degree burns from the blaze.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
• But none led to sustained success.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
• Part of this is due to a lack of sustained tension between the two sides.
  — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• One of them burned down, and the other sustained damage.
  — Sarah Batcha, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
• Meinadier said her outlook must be focused on sustained growth.
  — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
• Some big hits to help win games, but not nearly enough sustained success.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
• The sustained wind approached 25 mph, and gusts were even stronger.
  — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
• Jonathan doesn’t hold up to the same sustained scrutiny.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
• What used to be a few uncomfortable days is now weeks of sustained heat.
  — Sacoby Wilson, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
• This trend could result in sustained strong demand for Nvidia.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
• Is there a sustained demand for specialized skills in this area?
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
• But sustained reading gains still didn’t follow.
  — Brittany Adams, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
• That kind of sustained price movement also makes investors want in.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
• Did the artist use care, skill, and sustained effort when designing their flag?
  — Jj Hensley, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
• That's not a recipe for sustained success, even against some easier foes.
  — Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
• Its sustained winds had grown from 115 mph to 145 mph in just six hours.
  — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
• The storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour at the time.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
• Valley gusts could reach as high as 45 mph with sustained south winds up to 25 mph.
  — Michael McGough 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
• The city where she was born, the city that nurtured and sustained and tortured her, and sometimes broke her heart.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• The increase could be a one-time shift but could also lead to more sustained inflation.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
• If this is a sustained tariff policy -- what that will mean to their business long term?
  — Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
• Such a mission will only begin once sustained ceasefire or peace deal is agreed to.
  — Ellen Milligan, Fortune, 9 May 2026
• But the challenge will be converting a short-term lift into a sustained boost to tourism.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 14 Feb. 2025
• When a team achieves sustained success, there can be a sense of complacency that sets in.
  — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
• The question worth asking is whether this is a sustained revival or a brief and fragile thaw.
  — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• The fleet is based in Bahrain and came under sustained attack during the war.
  — Willem Marx, NPR, 28 June 2026