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strained

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1. I have a strained back.
2. His weight strained the rope.
3. The atmosphere became strained when he came.
4. The atmosphere can become rather strained.
5. He sang with his voice strained.
6. I strained to hear what the President said.
7. Their marriage has been strained lately because of financial problems.
8. He strained his eyes by reading too much.
9. He strained every nerve to see in the darkness.
10. Relations between the two countries have been strained to the breaking point.
11. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
12. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
13. All of his friends were body pillows, and all of hers were dolls; so they bonded over their fondness for animating the inanimate. However, because they were not inanimate objects but people with complex emotions, their relationship was sometimes strained.