Sentence examples for not strained from inspiring English sources

The comparison is not strained.

It is not strained in any way.

Istanbul — The quality of mercy, famously, is not strained.

No wonder: the quality of malice is not strained.

In my version, the peeled cloves are thickly sliced and the soup is not strained.

At a news conference Friday, Mr. Bloomberg said his relationship with Mr. Corzine was not strained.

The Grocery does not strain for effect.

If you're not straining, it ain't literature.

You need not strain to render Fate dramatic.

Mr. Franco did not strain to defend his 2011 Academy Awards co-host.

They are very amusing and they are not straining to be something they are not".