Sentence examples similar to appearing strained from inspiring English sources

That relationship has appeared strained recently.

His face was calm, but his eyes appeared strained.

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

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.

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.

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.

Like rival presidential candidates visiting the same city on the same day, Joe Torre and Brian Cashman will make separate public appearances in the metropolitan area Tuesday, and no doubt each will be asked about a long relationship that now appears strained.

Huawei has repeatedly lobbied the government to explain why it has not been allowed to participate in the 5G rollout, but the advertisements represent a significant escalation in efforts at a time when relations between China and New Zealand appear strained.