straining
Example Sentences
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Straining on the loo or feeling like you haven't fully emptied your bowels may also be signs of constipation - but these aren't the only ones.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
Straining to stop a miracle finish 4.8 seconds in the making.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023
Straining my eyes to see up into the treetops, I caught a glimpse of the culprits: a pair of orange-tinted Azuero spider monkeys searching for fruit.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022
Straining the raw eggs to remove the thin runny whites: You must be kidding.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2021
Straining his voice to be heard by a sword-bearing officer, he shouted a command: Take the president straight across the street and into the nearest house.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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