strained
Example Sentences
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The move marks the latest push by oil-and-gas veterans to capitalize on a building boom that has strained power markets and driven the U.S. construction sector in recent years.
He paused every few strides, clinging to brambles and roots, struggling against the pull of Pain as he strained to listen for her reply.
From Literature
The heightened defence posture at RAF Akrotiri will inevitably stretch the UK's already strained armed forces.
From BBC
And don’t get me started on my strained hand with carpal tunnel syndrome from all the clicking.
Speaking in a strained whisper, the effect of a rare illness of the vocal cords, Page suggested that Hassabis’s company-building endeavors might be similarly pointless.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
