Sentence examples for are strained from inspiring English sources

"The services are strained.

Old friendships are strained.

(His relationships with them are strained).

Local services and infrastructure are strained.

But Angolan-Zambian relations are strained.

Family ties are strained to breaking point.

Some of those offerings are strained.

Which are strained, claggy and inelegant variation?

Contacts with the outside world are strained, too.

The curds then are strained out of the punch.

As a result, his relations with the press are strained.