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How to Use "Strain" with Example Sentences
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strain
(v):
to try very hard to do something; to injure yourself by applying too much pressure; to put a mixture through a wire basket to separate the liquid and solid
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Used with adverbs:
"
He
strained
forward
to hear her talk.
"
(forward, hard)
"
He
seriously
strained
his calf muscle.
"
(seriously, severely)
Used with prepositions:
"
He was
straining
to
hear better.
"
(to)
Used with nouns:
"
He
strained
his
back
.
"
(back, muscle, neck)
"
We are
straining
our
budget
every month.
"
(budget, finances)
"
She
strained
the
juice
in a colander.
"
(juice, liquid, mixture)
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strain
(n):
stress; enormous demand or pressure
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Used with adjectives:
"
Our financial situation put a
real
strain
on our marriage.
"
(real, considerable, enormous, great, severe, terrible, tremendous)
"
Being a nurse is putting too much
mental
strain
on her.
"
(mental, emotional, physical)
"
Losing my job is having an
excessive
strain
on our finances.
"
(excessive, unbearable, increasing)
Used with verbs:
"
She is starting to
feel
the
strain
of working two jobs.
"
(feel)
"
Increasing demand
is causing
strain
on production.
"
(be + causing, be + creating, be + placing, be + putting)
"
Let's try to
ease
the
strain
on our bodies.
"
(ease, reduce)
"
I can't
stand
the emotional
strain
this is taking on our relationship.
"
(stand, take, handle)
Used with prepositions:
"
Losing his job put a
strain
on
their marriage.
"
(on)
"
He resigned
under
the
strain
of the scandal.
"
(under)
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