Examples of 'was straining' in a sentence
Meaning of "was straining"
Was straining: Describes a situation where someone or something is undergoing great effort or exertion, typically to achieve a particular task or goal
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was straining
I could just see that it was straining on him.
She was straining to see the butterfly.
It was not long before my cock was straining again.
I was straining to equalize the pressure.
It seemed like the elderly woman was straining to understand what was going on.
I was straining to hear the trumpet.
It sounded like she was straining and heaving at night.
It was toward one of these disused stations that Juggut Singh was straining.
I was straining them.
Uncle Harry's voice was straining to keep calm.
Broggo was straining to see into the darkness beyond the clearing when the whispers resumed.
The Yankees were rattled, Downing was straining and the Dodgers were on the attack.
He was straining a lot, and producing very little.
By this time Smoke was straining at a pair of shoes.
He was straining there, but he was actually pushing that weight.
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The language of the movies was straining at the seams, something had to give.
I was straining as hard as I could to reach 150.
Dad seemed content with the sticks, but I was straining at the leash.
His department was straining to produce enough new dies to meet production.
He would rise ; for again and again, when I was straining my eyes over.
He was straining a bit.
But the cost of their maintenance was straining the Round Table's budget.
Prioux was straining the limits of French doctrine.
He did not look like he was straining at all, did he?
The Yukon was straining to break loose the ice that bound it down.
Because of that, I was straining them.
I realized she was straining to reach me with her mouth, so I stepped forward.
The growth in peacekeeping was straining Headquarters ' ability to manage operations.
I think He was straining too hard to be avant-garde.
The massive effort was straining towards the final Overlord targets.
The massive eftort was straining towards the final Overlord targets.
About an hour later, I was straining to complete a section of the installation manual.
In addition, demographic growth was straining the Agency 's health, relief and social service programmes.
The bridge was straining under the weight of the 270.
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Straining at the throat of this sleeping volcano
The other one is straining to carry a bucket
