Sustenance – 1. Food 2. Emotional or mental support

(Pronounced suh-stuh-nuhns)

To remember the definition of the word sustenance, use the following mnemonic:

To sustain tens of thousands of people there must be an abundance (sustenance) of food. Whoever organises that must have emotional and mental support.

Examples of sustenance in a sentence. (Food) 

They set off into the city at night seeking sustenance.

Good business loans are the sustenance of any business.

The animals need sustenance to make sure they are healthy enough to breed.

Examples of sustenance in a sentence. (Emotional or mental support)

When her husband died, she got sustenance from her friends and family.

She found sustenance in her religious beliefs.

He drew spiritual sustenance from their conversations.