Strained

Examples

• Ursula, her heart strained with anxiety, was watching the hill beyond; the white, descending road, that should give sight of him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Suddenly his strange, strained attention gave way, he could not attend to these mysteries any more. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He thought, then, that her cheek was more strained than usual, and that it was colder. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The umbrella strained and pulled and I felt us driving along with it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• In practice, the wood ashes were boiled in water, which was then strained off, and the resulting filtrate, or lye, was mixed with the fats for soap making. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• To Archer's strained nerves the vision was as soothing as the sight of the blue sky and the lazy river. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• He had something to tell: he was going to tell me that something: my ear strained its nerve to hear it, and I had made the confidence impossible. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I assure you I am in no danger of putting any strained construction on your motives. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Everyone felt aimless, with a kind of strained and aching relief. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Its strength has often been severely tested, as it has been sometime drawn up by ships' anchors, and considerably strained; but it has not been broken, and the insulation is almost perfect. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• As they grew they strained more and more at the feeble and uncertain link of shipping that joined them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She could scarcely move her head for pain and heaviness, her eyes were strained and sore, and she was very weak. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The wind was blowing in the pines and now Robert Jordan strained all of himself to listen. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• And the beating was painful, so strained, surcharged. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• When the two champions stood opposed to each other at the two extremities of the lists, the public expectation was strained to the highest pitch. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Here---- (Terrible, most distracting to the ear, was the strained shout in which the last stanza was given. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Since I have been in that altered position, I have strained every nerve, I have exerted every energy, to improve it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The rope came in tight and strained; and ring after ring was coiled upon the barrel of the windlass, and all eyes were fastened on the pit. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Relations were strained after that, and further inquiries out of the question. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• For, now, the rope came in, tightened and strained to its utmost as it appeared, and the men turned heavily, and the windlass complained. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He drew his breath short, and strained me so close to him, I could scarcely pant. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• After a short and vain struggle, I found myself brought back captive to the old rack of suspense, tied down and strained anew. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Mrs. Yeobright strained her eyes, and at last said that she did perceive him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• My heart almost died within me; miserable longings strained its chords. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Strained attention on the part of Mrs Wilfer's legs, of Miss Bella's legs, of Mr George Sampson's legs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There was a screwing and complaining sound down below, and their bent figures were strained, as if by a weight. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She strained her eyes to see them, but was unable. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• You can understand, however, that the situation is a little strained. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• For me, the watches of that long night passed in ghastly wakefulness; strained by dread: such dread as children only can feel. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The cash and credit system of the Western world, at once efficient and dangerous, had not strained her economic life. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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