STRAINED in a Sentence

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249 example sentences for STRAINED, such as:

1. Then the situation grew less strained.
2. Their marriage is under great strain at the moment.
3. These repayments are putting a strain on our finances.
4. Charles' words blurred the voices she strained to hear.
5. These four posts take the strain of the whole structure.

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 Meanings and Examples of STRAINED
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strained
 a.  done with or marked by excessive effort; forced; extended beyond proper limits; twisted; wrenched
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  They strained their eyes at each other through the icy darkness.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  Then the situation grew less strained.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
3  He strained his eyes through the dimness, and they seemed less keen, less capable than usual.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  But even as she strained her eyes down the darkening road, she heard a pounding of hooves at the bottom of the pasture hill and saw the horses and cows scatter in fright.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  Charles' words blurred the voices she strained to hear.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  Her ears strained for sounds from upstairs, but the house was oddly still, so still that even the sound of her breathing seemed loud.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
7  That subject was taboo, but strained nerves found expression in loud criticism of the General.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
8  Everyone looked cheerful even if the cheer was strained.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  The stillness, after the screaming days, brought no surcease to strained nerves but, if possible, made the strain even worse.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
10  At last, news came from the south to the strained town and it was alarming news, especially to Scarlett.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
11  She strained forward trying to hear and soon she found her muscles aching from the tension.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
12  It was white and strained and the black brows above slanting green eyes swooped up startlingly against the white skin like frightened bird's wings.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
13  The night passed, a long night during which she lay awake until dawn, her ears strained to hear his key in the latch.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIV
14  This worked great hardship and strained the tact and forbearance of the unrelated half of the town, for the India-Melanie feud made a rupture in practically every social organization.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
15  Her face was white and strained but her eyes were steady and sweet and full of pity and unbelief.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVI
Example Sentence: (39 in 3 pages)
16  This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury.
17  Their marriage is under great strain at the moment.
18  A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the US.
19  Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
20  Read the text naturally; don't strain after effects.
21  The transport service cannot cope with the strain of so many additional passengers.
22  These four posts take the strain of the whole structure.
23  These repayments are putting a strain on our finances.
24  The US government agency responsible to classify viruses, the Centre for Disease Control, says it was in the process of deciding whether to change the strain's classification.
25  The bird dog's nose twitches and his whiskers quiver as he strain eagerly against the leash.
26  When they are tender, strain the soup into a clean pan through a fine wire sieve.
27  The strain of flu is known as H2N2 and if caught by one person, could spread very easily to cause a global pandemic.
28  Squash is characterized as a "high-impact" exercise that can place strain on the joints, notably the knees.
29  The US government agency responsible for classifying viruses, the Centre for Disease Control, says it was in the process of deciding whether to change the strain's classification when it was informed that it had been widely circulated.
30  It was the strain of a forsaken lady, who, after bewailing the perfidy of her lover, calls pride to her aid.