Example Sentences

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After an uncharming start, Vance has been straining to seem affable and moderate.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Inflation has been straining business margins all year, and now higher interest rates are also whiplashing rate-sensitive industries like finance and tech.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022

New York City’s huge system of homeless shelters has been straining to accommodate the unexpected new flow of migrants seeking asylum in the United States.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

Hampered by supply chain disruptions and labor shortages in some industries, the economy has been straining under rising prices.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

He felt like a dog which has seized the rat after which it has been straining, and, in a minute or two, he had the grace to be ashamed of himself.

From The Late Tenant by Tracy, Louis