Sentences with straining
strain
S s - To strain a rope.
- To strain one's ears to catch a sound.
- To strain the meaning of a word.
- To strain one's luck; to strain one's resources.
- To strain gravy.
- To strain the water from spinach; to strain broth.
- To strain seeds from orange juice; to strain rice.
- The mother strained her child close to her breast.
- A dog straining at a leash.
- To strain at accepting an unpleasant fact.
- Sap strained from the bark.
- Housecleaning is a real strain.
- The strain of hard work.
- A strain on one's hospitality.
- The lofty strain of Cicero.
- The strains of the nightingale.
- A humorous strain.
- A strain of courageous enthusiasm.