strain

1. Loss of funding has put a lot of strain on the day-care center.

2. The benefits of keeping our daughter at home make the strain of having only one income worthwhile.

3. The bookcase collapsed under the strain

4. Running puts a strain on your heart.

5. A new strain of the virus has been found.

6. There has long been a populist strain in American politics.

7. strain of piano music drifted across the room.

8. [ T ] strain the liquid and discard the vegetables.

9. This relationship has been strain almost to the breaking point.

10. These extra costs have strain our financial resources.

11. The dog strain at the leash, pulling his master along.

12. [ + to infinitive ] I had to strain to hear the audio.

13. I strain my back carrying those boxes.

14. The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed.

15. As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.

16. Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.

17. The recent decline in the dollar has put a bigger strain on the economic system.

18. Migration into the cities is putting a strain on already stretched resources.

19. a groin/hamstring strain

20. She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and strain of a job.

21. He's been under a lot of strain recently.

22. A strain of puritanism runs through all her work.

23. Scientists have discovered a new strain of the virus which is much more dangerous.

24. I could hear the strain of Mozart in the background.

25. Could you strain the vegetables, please.

26. The oil in which the fish is fried is strain off and used to cook potatoes.

27. I've put on such a lot of weight recently - this dress is strain at the seams.

28. I strain a muscle in my back playing squash.

29. Don't watch TV in the dark - you'll strain your eyes!

30. [ + to infinitive ] figurative I really had to strain (= try very hard) to reach those top notes.

31. figurative I was strain (my ears) (= listening hard) to hear what they were saying.

32. Increases in wholesale oil prices have strain the company's finances.