strain
Example Sentences
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Kilgore leads his cavalry into air battle to the strains of Wagner, taking out combatants in between swigs of coffee.
From Los Angeles Times
So far, he said, AI hasn’t produced a meaningful change in overall employment or unemployment, though there are early signs of strain for some groups, including younger workers.
From Barron's
He’d had it with the suspense, the implications, the accusations, the strain.
From Literature
The oil deprivation in Cuba has sparked concern from international bodies, including the United Nations, which warned that the holdout would strain an already-fragile fuel situation and create a humanitarian crisis in the country.
From Los Angeles Times
But time travel is an imperfect science, and the technician overseeing the process is delirious from a virulent new strain of flu, so Kivrin is accidentally dropped into 1348, the year of the Black Death.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
