Sentence examples for i strained from inspiring English sources

I strained to look.

I strained to see her more clearly.

I strained my ears to listen.

I strained to hear the Chinese translation.

In English, I strained to avoid such formulations.

Clara was singing something that I strained to hear, and failed to comprehend.

I strained to see what the title was, and she jerked it closer to the window.

I strained my flexor pronator and I sprained my ulnar collateral.

Because I had never swung so many times before, I strained a muscle in my side.

Already the air was thinning, and my lungs stung when I strained for breath.

While she strained, sometimes, to reconcile her worldview with Boettcher's, I strained to reconcile mine with hers.