Sentence examples for strains for from inspiring English sources

He strains for the name.

Mr. Carlin strains for bad jokes.

At times, it strains for momentousness.

Mining minutiae, "Nobody's Lunch" strains for significance.

I'd recommend different strains for different times of the wedding.

There's something unpretentious about the way he strains for grandeur.

But when she strains for the poetic, Ng's prose can feel imprecise.

When he strains for gravitas — or, maybe, for Springsteenishness — the results can be ludicrous.

Regulators have approved no new seed strains for nearly two years.

Regulators have not approved any new seed strains for nearly two years.

They also may notice a lack of humor, which the show strains for.