Example Sentences

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Annette chattered on, entirely oblivious of the strainedness of the men's adieux, and still chattered as they drove through the pines.

From The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore

Still, whatever strainedness there was could hardly have been Mrs. Severance's fault.

From Young People's Pride A Novel by Benét, Stephen Vincent