Sentence examples similar to strained pause from inspiring English sources

That is inarguable, but the production's rehearsal-room aesthetic sometimes extends to a self-consciousness in the performances, which are punctuated either by strained pauses or a tendency to express the conflicts among the characters in shrill, surface emotion and cranky argument.

For example, he'd long cultivated a tendency to pause with a kind of strained look, as if groping for words, gathering strength, before coming out with some mellifluous pronouncement; observing this, one counselor noted that he seemed "on the verge of belching" and was "very impressed with self".

He closed down the plant for a pause, painted it up and then hit on a new product - creamy Greek-style strained yoghurt rather than the light and sweet version the Americans had become familiar with.

Derek Jeter has paused his pursuit of history, landing on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained right calf, six hits short of 3,000 hits for his career.

No more strained pulp!

She gives a strained laugh.

A strained relationship existed betw.

Parker has a strained hamstring.

He has a strained groin.

Willing if strained service.

He gives a strained, very white smile.