Sentences with support
sup·port
S s - The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York. [VERB noun]
- The prime minister gave his full support to the government's reforms.
- Support, the broadest of these terms, suggests a favoring of someone or something, either by giving active aid or merely by approving or sanctioning [to support a candidate for office]; uphold suggests that what is being supported is under attack [to uphold civil rights for all]; sustain implies full active support so as to strengthen or keep from failing [sustained by his hope for the future]; maintain suggests a supporting so as to keep intact or unimpaired [to maintain the law, a family, etc.]; advocate implies support in speech or writing and sometimes connotes persuasion or argument [to advocate a change in policy]; back1 (often , back up) suggests support, as financial aid, moral encouragement, etc., given to prevent failure [I'll back you up in your demands]
- It was hard to come to terms with her death after all the support she gave to me and the family.
- ...the government's proposal to cut agricultural support by only about 15%.
- I have children to support, money to be earned, and a home to be maintained. [VERB noun]
- The Freudian theory about daughters falling in love with their father has little evidence to support it. [VERB noun]
- ...the thick wooden posts that supported the ceiling. [VERB noun]
- He supported himself by means of a nearby post. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
- Tim, 17, supports Manchester United. [VERB noun]
- To support a political candidature
- I will no longer support bad behaviour
- To support a business
- Evidence to support a claim
- Technical support
- support staff for a company's computer system
- They supported him throughout his ordeal.
- To support a family.
- Leading doctors supported his testimony.
- The star was supported by a talented newcomer.
- To pay for support of an orphan.
- The pension was his only support.