Deprived of its only sustenance, the child began to wail, and Spock hastily intervened.

He had taken an unmerciful beating and pride was his only sustenance.

"Far be it from us to force you to share what might be your only sustenance."

During this time you shall be given bread and water as your only sustenance.

His only sustenance was a small plate of boiled potatoes, and no member of the family would deign to talk to him.

Its only sustenance will be the powerful, thriving souls of living human beings.

After all, their only sustenance was the water they came across in streams running down from the highlands.

But it was the only sustenance I had to hand and I was hungry.

These ambitions are my only sustenance now.