Exhaustion and strain made the colors in the chart begin to dance before his eyes.

But the strain we've been under makes us forget our manners.

The strain has made him very tired, he said.

The dark strain on the floor makes him think of Arthur as a small boy.

The strain of living his own life and still being a good son was making him crazy.

The strain of the last few days made them diabolically hard to control.

The strain in Nick's voice made it come out curt and sharp.

Still, the strain of traveling has made her want to cut back.

He was afraid of her: the strain on his face made that obvious.

The obvious strain in his voice made her heart sink.