The phrase "a sustenance" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when referring to a type of nourishment or support, but it is more typical to use "sustenance" without the article "a."
Example: "The hikers packed enough sustenance to last them through the week."
Alternatives: "a source of nourishment" or "a means of support."
Wild plants represent an important part of their dietary components; i.e. these resources probably act as a sustenance buffer in periods of seasonal scarcity.
You see, this is not a "Betrayal" to leave you brooding and melancholy about our capacity to wound one another and to reach out, hopelessly and heroically, for a sustenance in others that they can never provide.
During the Depression, Fante lived on Bunker Hill on a sustenance diet of literary dreams, and wrote eloquently about the divide between the city's promise and its reality, its sunshine days and enveloping nights.
"Our decision has been driven by a sustenance conversation: what is the minimum it takes to pay the bills and not need to get another job?" Mr. Sertoglu said.
It wouldn't even be a sustenance income, let alone a basic one.
The actions and results needed to be sustained over time, and this was managed in a structured manner using a sustenance plan/checklist.
In Asia, instant noodle brands are endorsed by celebrities, plastered on billboards and served in sit-down restaurants – but in Australia they're struggling to escape their stereotype as a sustenance-only snack for students with a philistine approach to food.
The award includes full tuition fees; an annual book and conference allowance; a monthly sustenance allowance; a monthly overseas allowance; annual return airfare; and computer, warm clothing, and settling-in allowances.
Shortly after landing here, he stopped at a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop for a little sustenance and dropped off a box of doughnuts for firefighters at nearby Fire Station 14.
Sure, Radio 4 in the background provides a homely sustenance; but there's an entire world out there to listen to.
So began a 15-year search for a home, sustenance, love and fame.
