All 3 Uses of
sustain
in
Dubliners
- Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.†
Chpt 8
- The evidence showed that the deceased lady, while attempting to cross the line, was knocked down by the engine of the ten o'clock slow train from Kingstown, thereby sustaining injuries of the head and right side which led to her death.†
Chpt 11 *
- Dr. Halpin, assistant house surgeon of the City of Dublin Hospital, stated that the deceased had two lower ribs fractured and had sustained severe contusions of the right shoulder.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities