Sentence examples of "strained" in English

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His weight strained the rope. La corde se tendit sous son poids.
Their marriage has been strained lately because of financial problems. Leur mariage a récemment souffert à cause de difficultés financières.
As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. Comme l'a dit Lincoln à une nation bien plus divisée que la nôtre, nous ne sommes pas ennemis mais amis. Bien que la passion les ait éprouvés, elle ne doit pas briser nos liens d'affection.
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