Strained in example sentence

Europe’s persistence in snubbing Turkey’s attempts to join the European Union, the rise of violent anti-Western popular sentiment in the wake of the Iraq war, and strained relations with the US – owing in part to the forthcoming Armenian Genocide Act – are major factors in Turkey’s change of direction.

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Brotherly tempers started to get strained.

So we strained it from the edges, and we held it by cables.

At some point, in one of our strained conversations, my dad mentioned the Stonewall riots.

At the Phi Phi Hill Resort, I was tucked into the corner furthest away from the television, but I strained to listen for information.

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