How to Use sustainable in a Sentence

sustainable

adjective
  • So this might be more sustainable than a boom and bust.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 28 May 2026
  • For freight, trains will be faster and sustainable.
    — Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • What’s sustainable in the long term?
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But the truth is that only sustainable growth will lift all boats.
    — John D'anna, azcentral, 15 Dec. 2019
  • But the debate is over how sustainable its growth will be in the long run.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Looking for a gift that's sustainable and gives back to a good cause?
    — Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • And the ratings spike did not prove sustainable for the rest of the evening.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
  • This isn’t sustainable long term.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • But a brain running non-stop with its foot on the gas isn’t sustainable.
    — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Fishing of those species is not banned, but any trade now must be sustainable.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2019
  • What about that isn’t sustainable?
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Why is cost per wear good for sustainable fashion?
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • One that makes living abroad sustainable and stress-free.
    — Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Focus on what feels sustainable rather than flashy.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Fad diets are not healthy or sustainable.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • So what the Heat have to decide is whether this is sustainable.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The goal is to build something sustainable.
    — Sun Yi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Instead the plan is for planes and ships to run on sustainable fuels.
    — WIRED, 6 Jan. 2023
  • What can be done to have a more sustainable impact on village health?
    — Lakshmi Ramachandran, STAT, 2 May 2020
  • Burberry is here to show the world that high fashion can be sustainable too.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2020
  • With these goals the Ford site can be both livable and sustainable.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 1 June 2017
  • What does sustainable fashion mean to you?
    — Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There might be a more sustainable way of doing it in the sense of having a small team.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Of course, there are ways of making this kind of purchase a sustainable one.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
  • That was a gift, not something to suggest that kind of play was sustainable.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • With the economy ground to a halt, those plans are not sustainable.
    — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Without trust, there is no sustainable scale.
    — Cintia Barcelos, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Whether that’s sustainable remains to be seen.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Their goal is to build a franchise that has sustainable success.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The clean, sustainable approach is just the icing on the cake.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Nov. 2024

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