All 3 Uses of
sustain
in
The Hunger Games
- That the Career Tributes who survive the bloodbath will divide up most of these life-sustaining spoils.
p. 149.2 *sustaining = supporting
- I'm about to leave when I remember the importance of sustaining the star-crossed lover routine and I lean over and give Peeta a long, lingering kiss.
p. 281.4
- The playful romance we had sustained in the cave has disappeared out in the open, under the hot sun, with the threat of Cato looming over us.
p. 322.6 *sustained = maintained or continued
Definitions:
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(1)
(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities
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(2)
(sustain as in: sustained through the ages) to continue through time
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(3)
(sustain as in: sustained wounds) to suffer (as of injury, damage, or loss)
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)