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 (definition 1) *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 (definition 1)
- 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 (definition 2) *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