strain
Example Sentences
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The team learned earlier this week that Luka Doncic has a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and will be out for the remainder of the regular season — and perhaps beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Shifts in temperature extremes can affect crop growth, strain public health systems, and influence how communities perceive climate risks.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
They eased mechanical strain, making it practical to run banks of elevators continuously, packing in larger workforces and turning vertical circulation into a scalable system rather than a bottleneck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
"Parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America face the added strain of higher food and fertilizer prices and tighter financial conditions," the IMF said in a post on its website.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
My eyes ached from the strain of typing.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
