straining

There is no drug that could equal the intoxicating power in the cling of a white undershirt or the angle of a throat straining for a kiss.

Samuel and Florentino lost two full days of pay, straining them both financially.

The fire had grown to more than 20,400 acres by Thursday evening, forcing thousands to evacuate and straining local resources.

That sentiment isn’t conducive to a night spent with an information delivery system designed to keep the audience straining on tenterhooks.

Council members said the city of 100,000 had been a dumping ground for homeless projects that were straining the budget and leading to disorder.