Straining in example sentence

At a time when deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are straining the defense budget and much of the military’s existing equipment needs repair or replacement, questions arise as to whether such programs are a good investment.

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And it's like your eyes start straining to see themselves.

Another son, Ryan, is keeping up this constant stream of abuse from the kitchen, and the dogs are locked behind the bedroom door and straining.

Egyptians enjoyed goats’ milk cottage cheese, straining the whey with reed mats.

Sometimes she was convinced she heard voices whispering and the contents rattling around inside, as if straining to be free.

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