Sentence examples for a sustain from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a sustain" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not a commonly used expression and may confuse readers, as "sustain" is typically used as a verb or in other contexts.
Example: "We need to find a way to sustain our efforts over the long term."
Alternatives: "a support" or "a maintenance".

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He played dissonant improvisations with his right hand, delicate and rubato, using a sustain pedal, and their tipsy, reckless motions fought against the even walking of the bass.

He uses a sustain pedal all over "January," complementing Manfred Eicher's typical ECM production, and the record is loaded with slow, rubato music.

But "Remembrance," an elegiac ballad he wrote for the pianist Andrew Hill, was led by a slow and pretty melody, for which both musicians smeared their sound: Mr. Iyer used a sustain pedal, and Mr. Mahanthappa played webby, breathy saxophone notes.

XGA (1024 × 768) single-scan AC PDP which had a sustain discharge gap of 180 μm.

There is an input for a sustain pedal as well as a few output jacks for headphones and that's about it.

The results show that the successful management of a renewable resource is based on the concept of a sustain yield, that is, an exploitation does not the threaten the long-term persistence of the species.

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One speaker got a sustained ovation.

The song got a sustained standing ovation.

He received a sustained standing ovation.

Argentina cannot get a sustained offense going.

It was a sustained attack.

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