Sentence example with the word 'strain'

strain

abrade, bloating, coda, direct line, envoi, force, hem and haw, labor, mental strain, order

Definition n. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

Last update: July 16, 2015


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I had to strain myself to listen to her as she spoke in a very low voice.   [Please select]

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Strange, but she didn't remember doing anything in the accident that required enough exertion to strain muscles.   [Please select]

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I think I should have done better to strain my onions.   [Please select]

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Jean Valjean strained his ears, and heard something like retreating footsteps.   [Please select]

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Marius strained his ears.   [Please select]

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The old woman strained her lungs.   [Please select]

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Jean Valjean, in bewilderment, strained her wildly to his breast.   [Please select]

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Jaggers, in the same devastating strain: "What does this fellow want."   [Please select]

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