Sentence examples for appeared strained from inspiring English sources

That relationship has appeared strained recently.

Mr. Miller's relationship with Ms. Palin had also appeared strained.

His face was calm, but his eyes appeared strained.

Relations between Wenger and Owen Coyle, once so strong, may have appeared strained this week but both clubs undoubtedly gained greatly from the teenager's loan to Wanderers last January.

His relationship with skipper Troy Deeney has appeared strained for most of the season with the influential captain dropped three times in the past two months.

Manager Rafael Benitez's relationship with the hierarchy has appeared strained at various stages of the summer, a situation not unfamiliar for either party throughout their history.

That said, holding tension in one's jaws or brows can make a face appear strained.

While the two parties share similar views and an overlapping constituency, their relationship appears strained at times.

Relations between the speaker's office and the White House appear strained, as they often have in the past.

In this light, the analogy to the 1971 Pentagon Papers, which exposed the internal deliberations of Vietnam War decision-making, appears strained.

Leach's relationship with Texas Tech appears strained -- a person close to Leach said that the university has not offered him a contract extension, despite comments to the contrary by Athletic Director Gerald Myers.