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Example sentences for: strained

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Mardi gras ( Renealmia alpinia ) is used to bathe dogs who have strained a limb.
We are all acutely aware that our civil legal services delivery system is strained to the breaking point.
Alternating attempts to indict and extradite Ruiz Massieu have strained U.S.-Mexican relations for years, but the case for indictment has grown so strong, says the NYT , that the Mexican government now supports the proceedings.
Athens strained to accommodate many of them and a rash of building work saw the erection of the first faceless utilitarian suburbs that now surround the downtown area.
Though some $10 million a year would probably fill the bill for civil legal aid in Florida, just $500,000 is in the state's strained budget at this time.