Examples of 'strain' in a sentence

Meaning of "strain"

Strain: To exert physical or mental effort to the point of exhaustion or fatigue
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  • Race; lineage, pedigree.
  • A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
  • Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
  • Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.

How to use "strain" in a sentence

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Strain relief is required for all hardwiring.
I guess the strain was just too much.
Strain relief connector for electrical cable.
Avoid putting undue strain on burner wiring.
Add strain relief to hold coupling in position.
You need not strain your memory.
A strain that virulent has to be artificially introduced.
Passwires through strain relief and plate.
You strain your throat too much.
There is some alien strain consuming my blood.
The strain was too much on the valve.
And not a new strain of the virus.
Plan strain free infinity corrected objectives.
Cord must have strain relief clamp.
Strain this mixture through a muslin strainer.

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain requires subsequent inoculation.
Strain cable or try to unplug by pulling on cable.
There is a nasty strain going around right now.
A strain of madness runs deep in that family.
It put such a strain on our civil union.
Strain broth through a fine mesh strainer.
Joseph found it a strain not to laugh because.
Strain up any other girl who goes inside.
No sense putting any strain on that crankshaft.
I thought his collapse due to mental strain.
Tighten strain relief screws to secure cord.
They have been put through intolerable strain.
Install strain relief in junction box bracket.
Infrastructure will not handle the strain.
Install strain relief onto junction box.
Feed cable through the strain relief.
It will strain the limits of any container.
It must have been some weird strain or something.
Play that strain just to please me again.
Our little spore is actually a strain of influenza.
Physical strain reduced so it is easy to work longer.
It would cause a man to strain his taters.
Tighten strain relief or conduit connector screws.
Dialysis puts great strain on the body.
Strong strain with a short latency period.
He knows about a new strain of monkey pox.
Selective strain replacement takes a delicate hand.
And you are obviously under a lot of strain.
Excessive strain on wire and on terminal connections.
You have got a repetitive strain injury.
I forget the strain you must be under.
No wonder my elevator cables are under such strain.
I was afraid the strain was too much for me.
Properly secure power cord to strain relief.
Just like the strain of a happy refrain.

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