STRAIN in a Sentence

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249 example sentences for STRAIN, such as:
1. Under the strain she grew white and thin.
2. Their marriage is under great strain at the moment.
3. These repayments are putting a strain on our finances.
4. The increased costs will certainly strain our finances.
5. The prison service is already under considerable strain.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of STRAIN
strain
 n.  a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
 v.  remove by passing through a filter
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "No, not now," said Mrs. Meade, drawing him closer to her, a sudden look of strain coming over her face.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  "I'm not in a state," replied Pitty, surprisingly, for less strain than this had frequently brought on fainting fits.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  He had been under considerable strain ever since he first arrived and found that one of his fellow diners was this man whom he disliked so heartily.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
4  Scarlett caught sight of Phil Meade and hardly recognized him, so black was his face with powder and grime, so taut with strain and weariness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
5  The stillness, after the screaming days, brought no surcease to strained nerves but, if possible, made the strain even worse.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
6  Her legs were leaden, trembling with fatigue and strain, and she shivered with cold from the clammy sweat that soaked her body.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
7  Tears of fright and hysteria streamed down her face as she finally gave way under the long strain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
8  Then to her nostrils was borne the smell of smoke and she turned, too weak with lessening strain, to care about the cotton.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
9  Under the strain she grew white and thin.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
10  But Ashley seemed to mean them and there was a look in his eyes which eluded her--not fear, not apology, but the bracing to a strain which was inevitable and overwhelming.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
11  Hunger and hard labor, fear and constant strain, the terrors of war and the terrors of Reconstruction had taken away all warmth and youth and softness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
12  There were qualities of loyalty and tirelessness and love in them that no strain could break, no money could buy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
13  He said they could strain a point about Mr. O'Hara bein a loyal Union sympathizer.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
14  There was the jangling of bits and the strain of leather and the sound of voices.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
15  Melanie came out of Scarlett's room, weary from the strain but happy to tears at the birth of Scarlett's daughter.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
Example Sentence: (39 in 3 pages)
1  The prison service is already under considerable strain.
2  The increased costs will certainly strain our finances.
3  This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury.
4  Their marriage is under great strain at the moment.
5  A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the US.
6  Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
7  Read the text naturally; don't strain after effects.
8  The transport service cannot cope with the strain of so many additional passengers.
9  These four posts take the strain of the whole structure.
10  These repayments are putting a strain on our finances.
11  The US government agency responsible to classify viruses, the Centre for Disease Control, says it was in the process of deciding whether to change the strain's classification.
12  The bird dog's nose twitches and his whiskers quiver as he strain eagerly against the leash.
13  When they are tender, strain the soup into a clean pan through a fine wire sieve.
14  The strain of flu is known as H2N2 and if caught by one person, could spread very easily to cause a global pandemic.
15  Squash is characterized as a "high-impact" exercise that can place strain on the joints, notably the knees.