Sentence examples for we strained to from inspiring English sources
In the flat light filtering through thick clouds, we strained to spot wolf tracks.
As we strained to roll the boulder off to the side of the road, other drivers pulled over but stayed in their cars to watch, windows rolled up.
"I think they're rays," he indicated over the intercom as we strained to make out the amorphous underwater blob that appeared to shape-shift as we moved closer.
We strained to hear each other as their crew tested the sound system downstairs and put the drum kit through its paces.
We strained to hear their voices over the drums and rattles at Mass and to catch their perfume through the incense at Benediction.
Moving on, we strain to see the buffalo herd in the distance.
Even as we strain to hear this remarkable woman's sweet speech, the thrumming in our ears grows louder.
As we strain to see the woman inside Temperley's portrait, Matalon, more often than not, gives us a caricature.
We strain to maintain the existing infrastructure, as opposed to expanding it.
It doesn't feel jarring, largely because Carousel's lyrics appear to be about the fleeting nature of euphoria: "We heard the sound creaking loud, a crooked frame circling us / We strain to learn just how it turns round".
