Sentence examples for sounds strained from inspiring English sources

Mr. Burden's singing is honest, expressive and clear, though he sometimes sounds strained on sustained notes in his upper register.

His voice sounds strained like someone's giving him a permanent bear hug, and it adds absolutely nothing to the song.

The small satellites offer good overall clarity, and the system can play reasonably loud, but it sounds strained when pushed, at a volume where Microworks is still coasting.

The hammer of the throbbing V8 (which never sounds strained) and force of the lateral Gs during cornering simply must be experienced to comprehend.

And when he sings, what comes out sounds strained and parched, drained of its usual power, but with a different, rather more difficult kind of potency in its place.

Ultimately, the love story stays the same: in this revival, Jorge Antonio Pita's Rodolfo sounds strained, Angela Marambio is a warm Mimi, and, although the production has lost some of its starch over the years, Mimi's death remains an effective tear-jerker.

Ms Royal, by contrast, has at times sounded strained and stern.

Paul Frey began handsomely as Bacchus, but later sounded strained and ill at ease.

Nevertheless, his own justifications for his decision often sound strained and unconvincing.

As Paolo, the tenor Marcello Giordani looked and sounded strained and ill at ease, though he mustered an affecting throb in the most climactic moments.

Ira Barzell sang Rocco in a healthy bass voice, while Ronald Hedlund, as Don Pizarro, occasionally sounded strained, but vividly captured the character's ferocious malevolence.