Sentence examples for strained from from inspiring English sources

The relationship between the two was strained from the outset.

"My neck is strained from looking up to her," said Robin Wagner, her coach.

The dialogue between the school administration and the Cantor family has been strained from the beginning.

Things were strained from the beginning, according to the inspector general's inquiry.

Both carried small drums to beat on in case their voices became strained from chanting.

The rhythm was there, a confident drawl, yet his voice was strained from overuse, gargly and cross, as though he were in pain.

gambiae strain from Côte d'Ivoire.

I thought I had strained myself from running.

Cellists have elbow strain from changing their bow positions.

(Fittingly, the episode is laced with strains from "La Bohème").

These include transmission of the new reassorted strain from birds to humans, followed by efficient spread of that strain from infected people to many others.