Sentence examples for a strained tone from inspiring English sources
The showdown sets a strained tone for discussions about the North American Free Trade Agreement.
With Paul's, one noticed the slight guffaw when he mentioned the hypothetical possibility of dropping a drone on the antiwar activist Jane Fonda; with Davis's, one became more aware of the strained tone of a woman trying to explain to a roomful of men how the bill in question disregarded the complexity of different women's pregnancy situations.
Everyone is". Charlotte was following her down the hall now, talking and cajoling, following her out of the building and onto the street, speaking in a strained, quiet tone about how many people loved her and how much she had to live for, and lots of other things like that.
The opposition leader Enda Kenny of the Fine Gael party was dismissive, both of the prime minister's strained tone of optimism and of his bungled cabinet reshuffle.
It was only after the strained tones of Emperor Hirohito confirmed Japan's surrender in a radio broadcast on 15 August 1945 that reconstruction replaced war as the nation's clarion call.
Comencini's novel starts with the promising tone of a thriller in a remote region, but it ends as a strained psychosexual drama.
The book has been written to be read aloud and includes governessy asides such as: 'Now stop interrupting me.' The tone is at once arch and earnest - and yet it has a strained charm.
She gives a strained laugh.
A strained relationship existed betw.
Parker has a strained hamstring.
