Ezra strained desperately to regain use of his dazzled eyes.

I stood desperately straining to hear if there was any one else there.

"Okay," she said, straining desperately to sound reasonable, then moved her hands to her collarbones.

He stopped and desperately strained his eyes to see what might be waiting for them but saw nothing-not even a hint of movement.

The oiler strained desperately at the hopeless task of escape.

At this, Kirk strained desperately against his captors, but it was no use.

Quinlan said, desperately straining to see her in the darkness.

He strained desperately against his bonds, but to no avail.

With his hand straining desperately forward, Odo launched himself over the last ring of bodies.

The tiny hole seemed to strain desperately around his width.