Sentence examples for strained like from inspiring English sources
And though Mr. Brandon never gets treacly, there's still something about the application of his gritty gifts to the sweet hereafter that feels strained — like Steve Buscemi playing a guardian angel.
That is good news for the opera house, whose finances are strained, like those of just about every major house — perhaps even more so because its public subsidy is smaller than that of many of its rivals.
On the other side, we reporters straining like phrenologists to divine meaning from the back of Mr. Bulger's head.
If you aren't, not only will you have to strain like mad but, by straining, you will risk injury, as will the men who have to lift you.
The strain-like quantity E characterizes the deformation of the fibre family and the operator 〈〉 stands for the Macauley bracket.
Some strains, like sorbitol-fermenting O157, are now considered more likely to cause HUS than O157 H7 [ 28], whereas others might be less likely to cause HUS.
Sudden strain, like a football match, demands an overwhelming effort.
The problem goes beyond obvious strains like overtaxed officers and stretched-to-the-limit municipal budgets.
Since then, Ug99 has been joined by other fungal strains, like stem rust, above.
By Emily Nussbaum "The Strain," like "The Leftovers," is made by a showrunner of the hit series "Lost".
At the heart of the matter is this: Who is Kim Jong Il? Dictators come in different strains, like poisons.
