Example Sentences

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The “acceleration of utilization” was straining the company.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

As early as the 1960s, the facility was straining to keep pace with advances in medical technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Jacob Boswall, Leader of the Lebanon Crisis Analysis Team at aid agency Mercy Corps, said Lebanon was straining to absorb this latest shock.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2023

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the majority was straining the limits of definitions in order not to strike down the law.

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023

He did not raise his voice, though it was straining with contempt.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan