- present tense form of strain (3rd person singular).
strains
Example Sentences
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This burden strains cash flow and leaves little wiggle room for unexpected expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The darker strains in his comedies have been drawn out by directors eager to show there’s more to the playwright than his drawing room panache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Together, the strains represented a degree of genetic diversity comparable to that found among human populations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
He can't tie his own shoelaces and his Vespa scooter strains to bear his weight - in one week, its wheels broke seven times.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
We have upward of two thousand strains of yeast in production and new strains are added monthly.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
