Had the stick struck Leo the boy's head would have sustained a severe injury.
"Leo the Circus Boy"
Ralph Bonehill
Her Ladyship raised her head and fixed her eyes upon Kate, who sustained the gaze calmly and steadily, nor by the slightest movement displayed one touch of any emotion.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
But it was difficult to anticipate in the future a gain to match the loss he had sustained; and to appropriate interest, i.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty