"strain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- She strained to him, her need growing much greater than his.
- Even for a few minutes, his control had been strained to the breaking point.
- He made the offer with a smile, but it seemed strained to Jack.
- They also have strained the country's public health system to its breaking point.
- Their home world is strained to the limit of its resources.
- "I didn't want you," he said in a voice strained to the edge of control.
- They laughed to each other, and he strained her to his chest.
- Any situation like this can strain a marriage to the breaking point.
- My men were strained to the breaking point and in some cases exhausted.
- In that time many have strained their emotional and financial resources to the breaking point.
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