How to use strain in a sentence. A force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing… A strain can occur as a result of improper body mechanics with any activity (e.g., contact sports, lifting heavy objects) that can induce mechanical trauma or injury. To strain the shrouds of a ship relations between the united states and guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues. To pull, draw, or stretch tight The heavy load strained the rope
Physics to cause distortion of (a body's parts or shape) by applying an external force To exert, use, or tax to the utmost Straining our ears to hear To injure or impair by overuse or overexertion To strain one's heart by overexertion, one's eyes by reading small print. A feeling of being worried and nervous about something
