Sentence examples for strained at from inspiring English sources

Dogs strained at their leashes.

We got strained at the time, but..

A few strained at their old material.

The number of materials, the textures, really strained at times.

Even so, they look unusually strained at the moment.

Having earlier strained at suspense, Faulks now aims at poignancy.

I worried that the friendship we had built was about to be severely strained, at best".

But the relationship between Zynga and Facebook has been strained at times.

As it has strained at its seams, delays and dangers have increased.

Ms. Dutchin took her brother in, but his relationship with her family was strained at best.

He's not hobbling so it may not be a tear, but it's obviously strained at least.