How to pronounce strain
Listen to strain in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“strain” in real sentences
855 clips in the index · 251 American · 604 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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strain differently than others.
CDC · watch from 8:39 · hear it here
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and significant emotional strain.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 30:28 · hear it here
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strain has wreaked havoc ransomware strain has wreaked havoc across the havoc across the globe.
Dept of Justice · watch from 14:25 · hear it here
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The strain on the right promotes even better growth, and that strain does grow better under
NIH · watch from 18:00 · hear it here
Why real speech
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