"strain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The string's muted strains conjure wistful signs that bridge the schism between crass sentimentality and callous detachment.
- From the open stairwell she could hear the strains of conversation as the guests arrived and the muted strains of the minstrels playing in the ballroom.
- There was a muted strain of trumpets.
- Hidden from view, her presence further disguised by the muted strains of a minuet issuing from the ballroom above, Sabrina scarcely dared breathe.
- The muted strains of classical music could be heard through the closed door.
- She could hardly request Tim Kendal to conjure up from somewhere the muted strains of the "Blue Danube".
- An accordion player moved through the crowd, muted strains of Bavarian music coming from his instrument.
- And yet some reviewers have reacted to the tone of his writing (nobody, after all, can question his expertise): there's been a muted strain of disapproval.
- The muted strains of dance music from the main salon wafted through the afterdeck lounge.
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