Sentence examples for very strained from inspiring English sources

"The population is very strained," Vigreux wrote.

(The relationship has remained very strained).

Consequently, their relations were very strained, to put it mildly.

She looks very strained and pale, and has slipped back in her work.

This makes for a very strained and different sort of time than they had expected.

"The relationship has become very strained," Mr. Richardson understated in an interview.

The demand on our team felt incredibly high and our management team was clearly very strained.

Things became very strained, as under Indian law they were also legally liable for our actions.

A reading of the Operation Hale report shows a very strained relationship between inspector and commissioner.

Even so, this is going to be – I put it lightly – a very strained marriage.

But that's very strained, especially after one's read the surrounding context of this passage and has also discovered what's usually meant by such phrases.