| 单词 | strained |
| 例句 | They squatted in a bleak wood and drank ditchwater strained through a rag. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A strained smile was frozen into place on her thin lips, but her eyes brimmed with reverence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To the end she reminded me of us: her eyes expressed fear in such a humanlike way, as did her strained whimpers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I strained my neck last year running against you in the mile.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Gatsby, his hands still in his pockets, was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect ease, even of boredom. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Now she watched in horror as the two boys fought to pull the plant off them, but the more they strained against it, the tighter and faster the plant wound around them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She put some oatmeal on the stove, strained the coffee, and toasted the bread. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw found himself kneeling down beside Fielding, his chest hurting from the way he had held his breath, and strained and panted, with the cow and the men. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Metias’s mouth tightens into a line, and a familiar, strained look appears in his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The wreath we carried weighed on us, pulled on our skinny arms, strained our shoulders. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In the morning she was there as well, feeding me rice porridge flavored with chicken broth she had strained herself. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of them strained, but Dale did not budge. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A loud discussion was taking place in the patient ward, and Roy strained to make out what was being said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when he strained his memory during long hours in his cupboard, he came up with a strange vision: a blinding flash of green light and a burning pain on his forehead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Six harp strings broke at once, and the others strained so tautly they looked on the verge of snapping. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “They’re orange,” he said in a strained voice, addressing the ceiling. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Maddie strained to hear what was going on and heard only sirens. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z This time the kisses were softer, more relaxed, less hurried and strained. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of ’em reached their hands out at me and strained up ’gainst their chains so’s to get close to the bucket as they could. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The night had been black and gray as the fog crept over the rowboat, winding along her arms as she strained at the oars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Gregor strained his ears, but all he could hear was the water falling. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The great wolf stretched and strained, but the chains held. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Cole strained at the cuffs even though he had agreed to wear them until he was freed on the island to begin his banish- ment. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Archer strained against his invisible bonds, testing his feet and each of his fingers, but he couldn’t move anything but his head and neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They pawed at Maxim, their long, silken ears strained back with affection, their noses questing his hands, and then they left him and came to me, sniffing at my heels, rather uncertain, rather suspicious. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My heart thumped as I strained to hear her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The boys strained and heaved and gasped for breath, but for all their efforts they moved Old Nero only slowly and erratically out of the Cut and onto the ruffled expanse of Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I answered that it was strained, that it attributed nuances to the various conflicting commentaries that were not there, and that, therefore, it really was not a reconciliation at all. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He was also unwell; his heart was strained and his memory was poor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My muscles are strained so tightly, they feel they might snap at any moment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z First two points of mast, then sails, transparent and wraithlike in the fog, then, as Kit strained her eyes, the looming hull, the prow, and the curved tail of a fish. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Then, in a strained falsetto, he answered his own question, “You are, Oh Great Santini.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their laughter seemed sparse and strained compared to the great gales that had greeted Groat’s and Penny’s antics at Joffrey’s wedding feast, and some hissed at him in anger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My relationship with my father once more became strained; he couldn’t understand why I wasn’t working. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear the girl, Mr. Sorenson?” she says in a strained voice. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They had been waiting for this apparently, the gematriya, and they strained forward to listen. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Her coat buttons are strained and at least two other skirts peek out from beneath the one she’s wearing on top. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Is it more strained than claims that the skepticism of onlookers systematically prevents the occurrence of certain paranormal phenomena? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Heart pounding, I strained to listening, trying to guess what was happening on the other side of the wall. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “So many of them...” came a strained voice from right behind. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “We must not rush it in this bald way. We must be at ease before we begin our conversation, otherwise it will seem so strained.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Standing on my stool, I strained to find them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The water had to be strained through gauze to remove the reindeer hair that had gotten into it—the hair had gotten into everything. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She went to sit on the diving board and tried to give the appearance of relaxing, but her tone was strained. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The creak of the pulley and the low, strained groan of the rope tore at my nerves. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It says...” the king said in a strained tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His accent is somehow broken, it comes out strained, too loud. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses strained onward, arcing around the far turn and rushing at the crowd. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boys!” the stranger said, his voice strained as he fended off Mr. Flux’s weirdly bendy limbs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As the ghost turned away, Sarai saw how her eyeballs strained to stay fixed for as long as possible on her, and she read pain in them, and apology. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She strained to look through the window of the study, but it was just a dark mullioned square overhung with creeper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to see today’s strained tempers exploding on Leper. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Smoit stopped in the middle of the chamber, threw back his cloak, and hooked his thumbs into the enormous bronze belt which strained to bursting about his middle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z As relationships between family and friends become strained or false, not only are people’s understandings of one another diminished, but, because people are social, they themselves are diminished as well. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Stopping for a minute, he strained to hear any movement from the cave, but no sound came. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z His tired voice makes strained and banal conversation with my parents. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z As we continued polite but strained talk I kept my eyes on the clock. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Neel strained to hear the sound of a soft mew of a cub, but the chatter of the rhesus monkeys and Headmaster’s loud panting made it impossible to hear anything else. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry to intrude,” he said in a voice so quiet they all strained to hear him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I strained to make out what they were saying, but I couldn’t. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “All I’m saying is that I’m proud of Keiko,” Dad said, his voice strained. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Her arms strained the sleeves of the gray dress. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat for a long time holding the phone while he strained to speak. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was in England for three years and spoke to her only a few times, strained conversations during which he imagined she was wondering why he had made nothing of himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He might have said more, but his breath was short as he strained against the chains that held him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It had strained his imagination to think of two suitable gifts in such quick succession. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Ade smiled as he greeted us, but it was a strained smile. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Stuart strained his eyes, and suddenly, dead ahead, right in the path of the Wasp, he saw an enormous paper bag looming up on the surface of the pond. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z His face was fiery red and his voice was strained in his throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His sharp eyes were always squinted so that his face had a strained look. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It strained its neck back as if there were a fly biting its shoulders and it wanted to scratch them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Con, who normally would have been sensitive to the strained silence that gripped Kaede and Taisin, was consumed by his own anxieties. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I must have strained something pulling that anchor with one hand, because I needed a little help home; a tumbler of whisky on the kitchen table was some help too. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Egyptians crushed cut cane and captured the juice, they boiled and strained the liquid, let it settle, then strained it again. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He strained and loosened the bolt, supporting the old starter motor with his hand while he ratcheted the remaining bolt. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “It’s Jack,” he said, his voice low and strained. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A tendon running up the back of Seabiscuit’s left foreleg was strained. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Shuffling backward had strained his leg muscles to the max, and they burned with heat and were beginning to cramp. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As Carla watched, his big blunt-headed thing grew so that it filled and strained at the lasso it was caught in. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Dad, that is enough about—” I hear Stuart say, his voice strained. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Herr Sauer plays more scales, but what I reached easily yesterday is strained and nasal today. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, I could hear nothing, though I strained my ears, cupped them, and wished she would speak. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyson strained against his bonds, but even his strength wasn’t enough to break them. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I strained my ears over them to listen for the clicking of grasshopper legs and wings. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I strained to catch what they were saying. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She stopped, and strained to hear over the sound of trickling water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And yeah, she’ll wind up with three broken ribs, a fractured femur and a strained neck, but the ambulance drivers won’t ever mention that. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The steel cables stiffened and strained like a drawn archer’s bow. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “And my brother’s really—” His eyes are everywhere except on mine and his voice is strained, probably because he’s trying to speak without breathing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, gosh,” she said in a strained voice, and jerked her head back and stamped her thick old-lady shoe heels on the kitchen linoleum. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His cough became a terrible thin whistle as he strained to suck in air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He expected to encounter an obstacle at any moment; his worst fear was Peeves, and he strained his ears with every step to hear the first, telltale signs of the poltergeist’s approach. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was, however, reassuring to catch these glimpses of him, even if he did look very strained and anxious. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ralph found that he had rock painfully gripped in both hands, found his body arched, the muscles of his neck stiff, his mouth strained open. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His voice was strained as he worked on the jar. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Chiron smiled at me, but he looked tired and strained. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “But I’m going to get you out of here,” he said, voice strained. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As the silence grew longer the tenseness between them became more strained. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I strained against the cords, overwhelmed by a sense of impending doom. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But now he picked up the receiver, and experimentally let his fingers dial; and sure enough, he found that they recollected easily what his mind had strained uselessly to remember. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He slowed his breathing, and strained his ears for James. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a Sunday morning, and Aunty Uju called, agitated and strained. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had soft brown hair and small frightened eyes and a strained smile on his tight thin lips. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re hungry but we’re not savages! He is a guest! What was I supposed to do?” he said in a strained voice. “—to find something tomorrow.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He strained against the fishing line, determined to hold on. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z All this time the young dog crouched on the hillside, motionless and watchful, although every driving, urgent nerve in his body fretted and strained at the delay. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Squeezed him as it strained to come fully closed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They strained their eyes, and the shadows seemed to grow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In a strained voice, he said, “Did you know that if you fling snot in Siberia, it’s a green icicle before it hits the ground?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The girl made a weak motion and strained toward the cup. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Olanna had expected Mama to dance and look at her with mocking eyes, but the lined face was dour, the smile as she hugged Odenigbo was strained. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The girl strained toward them, but they both stayed out of her grasp. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z My muscles strained to keep me in place—part boy, part machine, part nature. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The bookshelves strained under boxes of ammo and stacks of Louis L’Amour paperbacks. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Short-cropped salt- and-pepper hair, glasses, he was a patient, almost invisible arbiter of justice with an occasional strained pitch in his voice to punctuate the frustrations this case had inspired in him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He knew the lookouts strained their eyes as never before, sweeping the horizon for an enemy sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellidyr rolled on his side and strained desperately against the tight cords. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly with a strained sound, Daisy bent her head into the shirts and began to cry stormily. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He had strained himself from a too long lack of sleep and food; and the excitement was sapping his energy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Of course it hurts. How would you know it was strained if it didn’t?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I strained to watch and finally lost it in the rising sun. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z In his face there are already the strained lines that we know so well, we have seen them now hundreds of times. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Wet patches spread under their arms, and their smiles were strained. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, sister,” he said, his voice high and strained. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a door,” said Will in a hoarse, strained voice. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When we fight now, it’s far less dramatic, often more efficient, and always with our love for each other, no matter how strained, still in sight. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Taran, whose head still spun with confusion and disbelief, strained against his bonds. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The telephone in the home in East Elmhurst rang considerably longer than usual, and Sister Betty, when she answered, sounded strained, choked up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I strained my ears but couldn’t catch what they were saying. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Eventually he got the true tale out of Bilbo after much questioning, which for a while strained their friendship; but the wizard seemed to think the truth important. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The machine strained the technological infrastructure of Altar, which had electricity for only six hours a day. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Anya strained her ears to hear what everyone was saying, but they were all being so quiet, she could make out only a word here or there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The roof of her mouth felt strained, unnatural. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He strained and clenched his fist and thought about dragons so hard, beads of sweat popped up on his forehead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I strained to pick up the school superintendent's voice, as though to squeeze some security out of that slightly more familiar sound. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked as smoothly as my strained neck would allow, and gave her my handsome smile—the one where she couldn’t see my missing tooth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Alone now, the car voiceless, Bull strained to follow the white lines of the highway snaking through Georgia. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had strained to make his voice loud enough to be heard by the large crowd. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He hardened himself so that each muscle in his body was rigid and strained. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It seemed to Legolas, as he strained his farseeing eyes, that he caught a glint of white: far away perchance the sun twinkled on a pinnacle of the Tower of Guard. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I focused back on the spectral woman whose voice was becoming more strained. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was demanding work that cramped the palm and strained the eye. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In re-pose, it had taken on the strained, disconsolate expression that is written on the countenance of so many Southern Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew his breath short, and strained me so close to him, I could scarcely pant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The judge holds me in contempt, and the fashion press notes that my suit jacket neither strained nor bunched when my hands were cuffed behind my back. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He strained to look over his shoulder and saw only the dimly illuminated desk, there as before, as though remembered from a dream. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And when I look at Dad's face and see the strained way he shakes hands and says good night to Alicia's dad, I know I'm right. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It strained as it tightened, then withdrew and hauled the magistrate out by his ankle, still screaming, with the vodyanoi clinging to his back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The child strained toward Taisin while his mother tried to pull him back, and it was almost as though he was suspended in the air between the two of them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He strained his neck to make sure nobody was watching, then reached into the paper bag and pulled out his jeans. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Encanis strained against the chains that held him to the wheel, and it seemed that he would strain until his muscles tore themselves from bone and sinew both. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tiara’s eyes darted left and right in fear and her smile was strained. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z If there is such a thing as a haunted place, that one was haunted, made so by dim light strained through the leaves and various tricks of perspective. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” was all he said, but he turned and strained his eyes to see the island which a greater usurper than even Napoleon now made interesting in his sight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When I put on my Sunday dress, which I hadn’t worn for almost two years, it strained across my breasts and shoulders. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sling creaked against the boulders; the ropes strained. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Every muscle in his hands and arms stood out, strained, his jaw tight. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Lawrence presented the data, and Oppenheimer followed with a “typically stupefyingly brilliant exposition of its theoretical consequences,” which his hundreds of spectators strained to make out through his “nim-nim-nim” mumbling. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The two lamassus strained for all they were worth to keep us moving forward, but I knew they were tiring. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They had been met, then as now, with a strained silence, but then they were silly, bad jokes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In helplessness and terror he strained his eyes, but he could see nothing except the dark and scarlet waves that roared hungrily over him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Fenrir strained and stretched the muscles of his legs, and the chains snapped like dry twigs. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "It's a nice yellow one," said Wilson, as he strained at the handle. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He was stiff and sore now and his wounds and all of the strained parts of his body hurt with the cold of the night. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug his claws into the wood and strained for the sound of a vehicle on the silent road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He strained his neck forward to sniff at Alex’s outstretched hand. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z We are here and I long for more of the strained silence. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But just thinking it was a mistake, because I suddenly couldn’t think of anything else and found that, once again, Ryan Dean West’s brain was strained to its capacity with thinking of...well, sex. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There were some shouts from the floating pavilion, and I strained to see faces of Amah, Baba, Mama. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Over and over again the liquid had to be strained and purified, even as it kept boiling, boiling, boiling in the copper vats. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I strained my ears and listened for any familiar-sounding words and when I could hear none, I assumed it was his native Polish. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Do you?” he said, and his voice was suddenly strained again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The courthouse clock creaked, strained, said, “Phlugh!” and struck the hour. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He took my face in his hands, and looked down at me with his tired, strained eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Anya strained her ears, trying to figure out what he was saying, what part of the blessing he was on, but she couldn’t catch up before everyone else said, "Ameyn" again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His face twisted and strained to stay composed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Abiyoyo strained, and with a wrenching twist and another roar, he pulled free of the sap. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She fetched water, and strained a special gruel for Judith, and spread her uncle’s wet clothes to dry before the fire. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Since now, apparently,” Mom says, her voice strained. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When the creatures strained against their leather straps and pawed at the air, their barking made every soul in the quarters want to run to their cabins. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The old man cracked his whip, the horses strained—and the coach rolled up out of the bog. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The green-and-white road signs kept teasing us along with mentions of Capitol Street so many miles ahead, and we strained our eyes for a glimpse of the gold-leafed dome, like Columbus looking for a continent. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The line became taut and she strained to hold on tight. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec twitched and his arms jerked outward, but then he clenched his fists and brought them back down, his face strained as if he’d fought off another attack with willpower alone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The lookouts strained to see what lay before them, and shook their heads in despair. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, the watches of that long night passed in ghastly wakefulness; ear, eye, and mind were alike strained by dread: such dread as children only can feel. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She strained, squenching her eyes tight to get a picture of her sister, now gone forever. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He strained to see if the cattle were still in sight, wondering if the riders had seen them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was looking strained again, quite as strained as he had that night in the forest before the Dark Mark had appeared. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes and strained to see what was happening. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He strained; the muscles of his shoulders and legs quivered with effort. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He strained to think what the sound reminded him of, apart from thirty musical saws, but he had never heard anything else like it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As the minutes passed, Constance’s voice grew more cracked and strained, her cheeks redder and redder, her strength closer to failing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But true freaks, the “women lovers,” captured yet strained my imagination. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice had gone tight, strained in a way I’d never heard it before. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As I plowed through the second trunk, I strained to hear the sound of approaching footsteps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Taking in a slightly less strained breath, Diana put her hands on Z’s black T-shirt. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "Well, he certainly must have strained himself to get this menagerie together." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I strained to look behind me, but my body was frozen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z After tramping the streets and pounding on doors to collect premiums, I was dry, strained, too tired to read or write. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The twenty rats strained on the cords, and the block rose an inch. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z However hard Meggie strained her ears, she couldn't make out what the pair was saying. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My sleepy eyes strained to make out objects in the dark, but the darkness was impregnable, ominous; the more I stared into it, the blacker and blacker it became. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His face turned red, and Bran could see cords in his neck bulging as he strained against the weight above him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “OK,” he said finally, and he said it out loud, his voice odd and strained, like he’d forgotten how to speak. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke strained to hear an answer, but none came. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The kit had seen a bird and had strained against the leash, trembling as though electrified. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Deliberately he punished his body, strained his endurance, tested his capacity for strenuousness. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was so soft that the hall grew hushed as men strained to hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Fly you high, all of you,” he said in a strained voice, and climbed on his bat. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When he didn’t work, he and Mami rustled behind the flowered curtain, creaked the springs under their mattress, their voices a murmur that I strained to hear but couldn’t. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Kate dragged and strained and lifted the dead weight of the sleeping woman. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A caring man who was aware of Regina’s strained financial state, he never charged her for the lessons he gave Bobby, whether chess or music. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The horses strained into their collars and the buckboard rocked and swayed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Complete and utter silence fell as everyone strained their ears in the direction of the hills behind. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear was in him again; he strained his ears. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His voice was quiet and, I thought, a little strained. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A later commentary tried to reconcile the three commentaries by the method of pilpul, the result being a happy one for someone who enjoyed pilpul but quite strained as far as I was concerned. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z My mouth twitched as I strained to utter something, but still no words came out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, while Claire watched, she strained the dark tea and poured it carefully into small bottles, which she corked tightly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Yet, if she strained her ears, she could almost hear it: Nhamo.... A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The odd strained shapes that I had tried to piece together with my fumbling fingers and they had never fitted. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It would get swept under the rug like so many of the other weird and strained parts of our friendship. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Their relationship is again strained to the point of breakage. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They had been tested and found not wanting, she reads, with ice packs on a strained muscle in her groin. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His face was white, and his eyes strained and wretched with that dark lost look they had had when I first met him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, the girl’s legs strained upward until only the tips of her toes touched the sand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Silvertongue had no book with him, and he looked strained—his guilty conscience was clearly visible on his face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I asked what he’d done after graduating from college and there was a strained silence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Katherine listened carefully to everything the engineers said, strained for snippets of conversation, and devoured Aviation Week like a kid reading the funny papers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Something beneath his rib cage strained and fluttered, bashing against the old walls around his heart. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As air gradually seeped back into his lungs, he strained to raise his right arm, but his arm, like a broken branch in the grass, refused to move. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The Nazi leaders discouraged parents from visiting the camps, claiming that visits worsened the children’s homesickness and strained the transportation system. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At sight of his kind and handsome face, the first known face that I had seen for many days, a rush of relief softened my mood of strained resolution. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Pax galloped down the cliff, tore across the valley bottom, and strained up the final long rise to the meadow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His clothes were expensive, but his enormous belly strained against the buttons of his shirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Enrique ended the strained calls by saying, “I want to be with you.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He strained forward and yanked down another length of wire. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Ira’s face was strained and taut and queerly defensive, as if she had been hurt and was wondering where the next blow would fall. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyson strained, pushing with all his immense strength, but the snake squeezed tighter. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The liquid rushed down a wooden gutter directly into the boiling house, a building of massive furnaces and cauldrons, where the syrup was heated and strained and turned into crystals. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “We will raise Mount Othrys right here,” Luke promised, in a voice so strained it was hardly his. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Moreover, the New Army, which Adams had opposed and then rendered superfluous, had strained the federal budget to a point that demanded new sources of revenue. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He looked white and strained, and I wondered why the entertaining of Beatrice and Giles, his own sister and brother-in-law, should have tired him so. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There is a certain tone in her voice—polite but strained—that tells me that Margaret is on the other end. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman saw something move inside the enclosure, and he strained to see what it was. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls, eaten by termites, strained to support the roof full of holes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The anchor had bitten deep as he slept, and he strained on the rope to pull the Frog forward and tug the anchor loose. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As Jackson hung the paper at the front of the room, everyone strained their eyes to make out the names. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he had a good-sized hole in one end of his cocoon, and what had once been Petey slowly strained its way out with a mighty effort. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The umbrella strained and pulled and I felt us driving along with it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Mark heard his own breathing, heavy and strained. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The cloths strained against the scaffolding of barricade and pavilion, and the pennons lay taut on the wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Venkat strained to hear the audio feed over the murmur of the VIPs in the observation booth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, say some of his friends, by the time he departed for Everest in 1996, Fischer’s marriage had been badly strained. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I entered the cabin, he strained to straighten up from the mattress that lay on the floor and exclaimed, “Mi’jo, are you all right?” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In your anger or your jealousy, or even because you are not yourself after these long strained months, you may believe what she says and what she means. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A strained atmosphere existed in our house while Sourmelina stayed with us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The attorney tended to talk about the case with a mixture of calm and exasperation, as if his powers of incredulity had already been strained to the point of breaking. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “It is not! It absolutely is not! How dare you? First you cancel the party, and when I told you—” She strained against his grip. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After a while the smile on Singer’s face grew strained and faded. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She turned her head and strained to hear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He knew that they were approaching the castle and strained his ears to distinguish, above the gleeful voices of the Death Eaters and their tramping footsteps, signs of life from those within. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her clothes had the strained cleanliness that means poverty. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Cole strained upward with his opened beak as his senses drifted back into the real world of pain. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Eyes strained, weary, he says, “No matter what, keep focused. Zarra shouldn’t have lost her focus.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The entire time, my ears strained, listening for the vet’s call. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Yet even as the boxcars clacked, knocked, strained, ground, and groaned overhead, it came to me that I wasn’t dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He rolled his neck, and his smile was a bit strained. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He looked tired and strained when he concluded: “We cannot look inside of a human brain.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Dicey strained to hear what they were saying, but the motors drowned out their voices. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam nibbled and munched on the pen and his mouth made strained grimaces. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He said that there was nothing wrong with my eyes, except that I had strained them by too much reading with too little light. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would never forget,” she said, her voice strained, for she found it difficult to speak when he was so close to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z While others strained and fretted he just seemed to glide, and inevitably several classmates gathered around him to watch him produce the right answer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The days grow ever more strained and my mother’s eyes more sorrowful. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Our arms strained under the awkward weight, dragging it around to the back gate, through the yard, and finally in the back door. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I found my brother and father,” I say, my voice strained. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Eyes strained almost audibly in the back seat as the brothers and sisters questioned each other wordlessly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The ropes creaked and strained, but Lee had no fear of their giving way. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But also old and strained, from his boy’s father. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She was pregnant again, and her belly pressed against the fabric of her dress and strained the seams that zigzagged down the sides, where bits of flesh showed pale and soft between the stitches. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her face is somber, strained like when we hear shots outside our apartment window. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z He strained closer, his ear beginning to dip into the water . Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The jurors sat with studiously impassive faces as they strained to make sense of matters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And sometimes the quality of mercy is strained. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I sink down again, huddled, strained to the uttermost. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The little craft lurched and strained in the turbid air, but she held the course firm, and her dæmon guided her down to land on the terrace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His voice was very quiet; I strained to catch the words. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “How — how nice,” said Mr. Weasley, with a very strained smile. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Jonathan, on the outer fringe of the group, strained to listen, glad to be able to rest his gun on the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He was terrifying to her, masked and hooded and dangerous; his voice was strained, rough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He strained against their hands and cried out, “Give me the answer!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I strained for every lick of speed I could get out of my running legs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted a pants leg so I could see the Ace bandage he’d wrapped around the ankle he swore was strained. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she said, very stiffly, “Our relationship is strained enough as it is. I didn’t see the point in making things worse.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He found his own voice strained, too, so tight it hardly seemed his. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Harry strained and pushed and succeeded in toppling them over. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she stretched her arms over her head and strained her body in a luxurious yawn. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There are some younger members—Zoe is there, and she gives me a strained, but polite, smile when I walk in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “And ...” “And he isn’t going to wake up,” Hana says, her voice strained. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Luke and the doctor strained against the door, as though desperately holding it shut, and the floor moved under their feet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “I want you both in here while I accompany our visitors,” she says with strained politeness. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The links slithered and turned and grew taut, and Arya heard the creak of old dry wood as the great iron rings strained against the floorboards of the wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It filled him with pride but also with a strained, churning unease. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He also strained to listen for any sound other than the pounding of their own footsteps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Nabila was right about the heavy bags—my arms strained from the weight of them. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Every muscle in my body is strained, like a rubber band stretched a millimeter too far. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The silence seemed strained and expectant, like a young boy waiting for a firecracker to explode. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He strained to reach it and placed his eye against a perfect peephole, through which he could see most of the bar’s seating area of small wooden tables and chairs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Things in the house were already strained enough with Siobhan refusing to play tennis just to prove a point to her father. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sleep had evaded me; my aching eyes strained open even though the night finally ended and dawn broke over a low peak somewhere in California. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Celaena strained to reach the remnant of the staff, her vision flashing between the sunny veranda and the endless dark. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When Shin later had a chance to talk to his father about this, the conversation was strained. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The mists of the flatlands strained out whatever coarseness was left over from his bulldog heritage, and only flutelike redbone mellowness came to the listener. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She strained to hear more, but Mamma pitched her voice too low, and Dimple couldn’t make out anything else. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I did every dirty job there was: I cleaned outhouses and strained bugs out of cisterns. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The issue of circumcision school never came up between me and my father, but there was no doubt that the incident had strained our relationship to a breaking point. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His face looks strained because he doesn't understand me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He hurried over and strained his eyes to see, but it was too dark to make anything out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I strained to remember; but it seemed to me that nothing in my childhood had prepared me for this. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “We don’t have time to explain,” the man said, his voice as strained as his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When she could worm no farther, she roared in frustration, a strained, throaty cry. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Encanis strained against the chains, his body arching upward as he pulled against them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I strained to hear what they were saying. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I held my breath and strained to hear his words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Several of the villagers whispered the words, but the rabbi, his hand up to his eyes, strained to read them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunjin’s house was busy, North Korean soldiers coming in and out, Sunjin’s mom serving them, but with a strained expression on her face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Mom’s face is strained, a vein popping out of her forehead. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mark stilled his body and strained his ears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I strained to listen, as if I might hear the whisperings and stirrings of the past. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The longer they waited, the more strained their smiles became, cracking around the edges. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “As I told you, there is no one here by the name of Alter Rosen,” a woman said, her voice strained by annoyance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The two companions strained together until it creaked loudly and opened. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But this was not surprising, for they were typical outskirters thin-looking six-monthers, with the strained, wary look of those who are only too well used to the thin end of the stick. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If I strained a muscle during practice, for example, or felt fatigued after a long trip competing overseas, I would not hesitate to take time off to give my body and mind a rest. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Ivan strained, clenching his teeth and groaning with effort as a particularly strong wave hit his magic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Something hardened in his eyes, something strained the muscles in his jaw. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Everyone strained their necks to see if a Jew would come forward to take the king’s offer. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Higher up, maybe fifty feet in the air, a young woman with long blond hair was hanging facedown, held in place by nothing but the harness that now strained against her weight. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I felt strained and tense, but if he had any such feeling, he did not show it at all. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Their ears were strained for the sound of hoof or foot on the road ahead, or following them from behind; but the night passed, and they heard no sound of walker or rider. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She strained to see over toward Green Valley, but saw nothing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw me looking at him and managed a strained grin. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She discovered then how much the long rowing had strained her muscles. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Their lives had been exceedingly difficult and their relationship with the government was strained: nearly a quarter of the men and thirty-seven percent of the women said family members had died of hunger. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z A laugh rises in my throat and flops from my mouth, strained and gurgling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My voice sounded too strained even to my own blood-pounded ears. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I strained to see Joey, but I couldn’t. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But his strained voice and drawn face gave the lie to this. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Her voice sounds strained like it gets when she talks to Dad now. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He says it tentatively, his voice sounding strained to his ears, the statement turning without his meaning to into a question. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And he saw a blue flicker down below, and strained to bring the barrel over to it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec’s every movement was strained, his muscles tense, veins like ropes under his skin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We made camp and shared our cheerless rations with a kind of strained politeness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The hobbits wrapped themselves up, but their ears were strained for any sound above the creak of the wheels and the slow clop of the ponies’ hoofs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He saw all of this now, with the terrible lucidity of a strained mind; and seeing it, wondered what there was to live for. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay’s voice was strained tight with fear, and it cracked on the last word. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Lyra strained her eyes to look ahead, but not even Pantalaimon’s owl eyes could see any movement on the flank of the mountain they were climbing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He pressed his face close against the glass and strained to see into the night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The spasm came again, and this time Billy strained, and the muscles stood out on his arm and shoulder. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The arrangement with Teller, York reflected, was “peculiar,” but it did the job: “None of the strained relationships that had surrounded Teller at Los Alamos developed at Livermore.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I strained my eyes toward the northeast as I stood by the rail. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He strained against the ropes and made the noise I had heard in the hall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a moment of strained silence, during which time my mother eyed me thoughtfully. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lungs strained as she took in a deep breath and held on to it fiercely. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I strained my eyes upon that cliffside veiled in cloud, but nowhere could I catch sight of her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches into his jeans pocket and his strained smile vanishes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z With the receiver wedged against her shoulder, the cord stretched across the kitchen, she cooked, cleaned, and strained tinctures of goldenseal and blessed thistle, while having the same conversation over and over. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Good!” he shouted, but it came out a strained whisper. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “No, something about a strained or sprained calf or something, but the connection was bad.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t owe me anything,” he said, his voice strained. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z If I strained I could hear it all, but I don’t really need more details than what Father Rico has already given me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My fingers trembled as I worked, and my breath was short and strained. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The burro chewed the dry tufts of grass as close to the gray shale as it could and strained against the reins to reach another sparse clump of grass. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She strained against the ropes, as if they were holding her back from everything she cared about How could you be so cruel? The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I dressed to their murmurs in the other room, their voices soft but strained, and I wondered if men ever talked like this, if their sorrows ever spilled into these secret cadences. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Well, will you please go into the bathroom and flush the toilet so your sister can use it,” Bloom called, struggling to keep his voice from sounding too strained. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not quite thirty fairies had reported for duty, many fewer than Grandpa had expected, even given the recently strained relations. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Gasps, the crunch of straw or leaves, a strained groan. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A woman’s voice was speaking, and I strained to hear. ... if you’re as stubborn as your husband, we may have to take stronger actions. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He planted the palms of his hands against his attacker’s chest and pushed, straightening his arms until his muscles strained against the struggling figure above him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what you’re talking about, and if I did, I’m not sure that’s any of your concern,” Henry says, his voice strained at the edges. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The wolf stretched and struggled; it pushed and strained every nerve and muscle to snap the ribbon that bound it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Over the next several days there was a strained, tightly wound quality to the way they treated each other, a rigid correctness that was enforced by repetitive acts of willpower. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Night after night, he strained to see patterns that seemed just out of sight. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The blood vessels stood out blue and strained on his white neck. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Vivian answers after four rings in a strained, too- loud voice, as if communicating with someone far out at sea. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He was squat and barrel-chested, with thick bowed legs that strained the seams of his checked pants. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I strained to listen but couldn’t hear anything over the din of excited conversations. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He felt a tenseness coming over him that was somewhat like the feeling he had just before the water wand pulled down, an awareness of something strange and strained. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The same people who, just a few hours before, had been laughing and joking now looked taut and strained. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Annabeth strained her eyes, trying to see above them in the dark, but nothing moved. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Are you, are you Coming to the tree “Take it, Peeta,” I say in a strained voice. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Jefferson now became the fixed object against which he strained. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She recovered quickly, though, and out came that wind-chime laugh, a little strained this time. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes had a stunned, swollen appearance when she removed her glasses; they strained to make out shapes, to translate blurs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But over the years, their relationship had grown more and more strained. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They shook hands briefly and a strained, unfamiliar look of embarrassment came over Gatsby's face. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I turned my head and strained to see where it was coming from and saw nothing but darkness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I strained to make out the words but couldn’t through the door. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Chess strained his ears, trying to listen for even the barest hum of a reply, but there was nothing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He strained to listen, but no sounds came. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His voice sounds strained, and his easy smile seems forced. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z As they strained, Minli wondered if they were bringing down the moon itself. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “And let’s see, there’s also a little trip to Kangadoon—” Dallas strained to see the pamphlet. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He strained the pulp from the orange juice by hand when they used to do that sort of thing and then dispensed pre-fab OJ from a machine when the management switched to that. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He strained the muscles of his belly and forced it out. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Nailer strained to see the speck on the horizon where Lucky Girl was running, but it was impossible. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I strained to pull my hand away from Grandma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I took out the book Parvathi Teacher had given me and strained my eyes, trying to read in the semidarkness, but I could hardly make out the words. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Their faces were strained and fearful—but Beowulf laughed before plunging headlong into the pool. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She set the dining-room table with the good linen and silverware, collected fruit from the tamarind tree, and squeezed and strained a pitcherful of juice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a tense, strained alliance, particularly between Riefenstahl and Goebbels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was grinning, but it was a very odd, strained sort of grin. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Stevedores and riggers by the hundreds strained against winches and loaded crates of rations and ammunition into the holds of the warships snugged into their berths. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He was limping and had a strained, resolute look. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I can,” says TaShon, glancing back, his face strained. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Outside the wind strained through the treetops, and deep in the trees, a branch broke. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z His hands strained unconsciously against the cuffs, wanting to get at his spectacles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I strained to see what lay ahead of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ralph planted both feet, braced himself, and strained to keep his balance, Ronnie leaned back in a deep dip, letting his thick left arm swing wide and high, his pinky finger extended. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa had told me their relationship had always been strained. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The slave’s body jerked and strained against its ropes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z His hands were white from pinching, and he shook as he strained against the thread. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Soon he began to hear hashed words, and he strained to catch the language. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He turned his back on their strained, incredulous faces. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her pride is further strained by squatting in a filthy group home suspended in foreclosure. With ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen tackles the Web, mothers, the truth 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z And the impact of the testimony and graphic evidence is still strong, wrenching, relevant — despite too much strained emphasis, in this mounting, on process over content. Review: 'The Laramie Project' paints public, private face of grieving community 2010-07-16T15:34:00Z But every stammering noise, every strained movement demonstrated powerful imagination and psychological force. Dance Review: At American Realness Festival, a Range of ‘Fringe’ 2014-01-16T23:19:53Z Relations with the police remain strained despite efforts and initiatives on both sides. ‘Progress is painfully uneven’: Baltimore, 15 years after The Wire 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z After several espressos I strained to fasten the sandal straps around puffy ankles and hobble to the ladies room, up front, near the dance floor. Glimpses: Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 2005 2011-02-02T23:00:00Z Friendships are strained to breaking point in Elaine Murphy's new comedy, in which four Dublin women rally around their depressed pal on her birthday. Shush – review 2013-07-03T17:50:00Z Aniston told The Hollywood Reporter last year that her relationship with her mother was strained at times, saying there were years when they didn't talk. Jennifer Aniston announces death of mother Nancy Dow at 79 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Michael Fabiano’s Faust was, as usual with this tenor, tensely forceful — sometimes exciting, sometimes strained. Review: ‘Mefistofele’ at the Met Opera Is a Devil That Dances 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “They Cloned Tyrone,” an ambitious, nightmarish tale about unsettled identity, opens with an image of two blue eyes, strained at the corners. ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Review: There’s Only One John Boyega 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Less convincing are her strained exculpations for Roxelana, insisting that she was not behind various unsavory murders that benefited her. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Then he noticed something else, something beside the forced melodrama of the paragraphs he was reading and the strained, almost infantile efforts to replicate good writing. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: You. Won’t. Believe. What. Happened. Next. 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z In the film, Moretz’s mother has died and she has a strained relationship with her father. Chloë Grace Moretz: 'People said: You're going to lose your career over this' 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The young Canadian tenor Isaiah Bell brings a sweetly lyrical, if sometimes strained, voice and an innocently handsome look to Antinous. Review: Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Hadrian’ Is a Step Forward, but Still Frustrating 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, “The Comic,” his 1969 valentine to the silent cinema, was overbearing and strained; it didn’t trust the audience to sit still for gentleness and subtlety. What Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Eden Wrought 2011-06-03T14:49:03Z In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, then add the strained zucchini and onion. To deal with that glut of zucchini, a big, skillet pancake to the rescue 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z She has a great humorist’s eye for the comedy we’ve seen but overlooked — such as the strained preciousness of Montessori schools or the self-satisfaction of people who subscribe to meal kits. Review | Laura Zigman’s ‘Separation Anxiety’ tackles middle-aged loneliness with a perfect mix of grief and humor 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z "My son never once felt sorry for himself," she said, her voiced tired and strained. Friends remember Rocky Clark 2012-01-14T21:08:00Z In between the personal narratives, Wilkerson takes on stereotypes of this era of poor blacks who contributed little and strained cities' capacities. 'The Warmth of Other Suns': The great African American migration out of the South 2010-09-15T23:42:00Z Jacob and Will's already strained relationship, and that of their girlfriends, is further tested in very un-fairytale-like ways. Reckless by Cornelia Funke - review 2011-08-05T21:55:06Z Syria did not offer an apology for the downing of the jet which further strained ties between the two neighbors. Bodies of Turkish pilots recovered from seabed 2012-07-05T15:28:11Z German-Russian relations are already strained over issues including Syria and the political pressure recently exerted on a German foundation operating in Russia. Russia-Germany row over war loot mars exhibition opening 2013-06-21T18:32:00Z There were already about 300,000 in camps before the exodus, which has strained Bangladesh’s resources to the limit. 'Treated like cattle': Angelina Jolie takes aim at Myanmar over Rohingya plight 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z If I’m honest with myself, my actual experience of office work was often tedious, the offices themselves dingy, relationships with colleagues clumsy and strained. Is Your Office Closed? Compensate With a Workplace Comedy 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z In “Banshees,” you have a very physical presence, very strained and warped, as if your lines are being almost wrenched out of you. Barry Keoghan Doesn’t Mean to Be a Scene-Stealer 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Binoche nevertheless fluidly navigates all the narrative switchbacks and emotional storms, enough that you may not mind the pileup of strained developments and coincidences. ‘Who You Think I Am’ Review: A Woman of Feeling, in Bed and Out 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z He concluded, “So powerful is the hold of the two-cassette ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ which has sold some 200,000 copies, that it is only half-jokingly reputed to have jeopardized jobs and strained personal relationships.” 20 Years Ago: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Was Reborn on TV 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Anachronistic reconceptions like this usually wind up feeling strained before the end. | London Theater Journal: Revenge Served Sticky, and Cleanly Staged Comedy 2012-02-07T16:07:11Z "Now for the first time, 'Just Desserts' reveals how her driving ambition shattered her marriage, strained her relationships with her daughter and family and destroyed friendships." Martha Stewart's brand has always been subversive 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Recording their fourth, Brain Capers, strained the relationship with Stevens. The Ballad of Mott the Hoople – TV review 2013-03-09T08:00:29Z Remaining true to the novel, “The Light Between Oceans” steadily becomes a strained fable about forgiveness and revenge that sabotages its best intentions by taking one too many plot turns. Review: A Baby in a Boat Changes Everything in ‘The Light Between Oceans’ 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z He also seems reluctant to elaborate on his strained relationship with his father, and only spends a few pages musing on his health struggles and ongoing recovery. Review | Val Kilmer’s ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’ offers a scatterbrained journey into his idiosyncratic head space 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z To me, at least, the reference is obscure and strained. The divine madness of Groucho Marx 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Usually it’s too much alcohol that causes strained moments, but occasionally it’s the lack thereof. Holiday office parties: So very merry. And awkward. 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Larwood's technique of bowling straight at the batsman's body led to accusations of unsportsmanlike behavior and strained relations between England and Australia. This week's new theatre 2011-08-26T23:06:09Z A painting of the novelist and screenwriter Richard Price and his loved ones in and out of a swimming pool exudes a curiously strained, noirish feeling, like a scene from a movie about high-rolling gangsters. Art Review: ?Eric Fischl: Portraits? at Mary Boone Gallery 2012-03-01T23:52:35Z The songs on “Port of Morrow” still feature plenty of strained relationships and layers of questioning introspection. James Mercer and the Shins Return With ?Port of Morrow? 2012-03-16T16:12:29Z The resulting basic kopi is a cup of thick coffee, strained through a cloth sock several inches long and packed with teaspoons of sugar and sweet condensed milk. Journeys: In Singapore, Drinking in the Kopitiam Experience 2012-06-29T15:28:14Z Of this story of a refreshingly abnormal family, our reviewer wrote: “For Tyler, the quality of mercy is anything but strained. By her own admission, she’s a chronicler of sad failures and unhappy marriages.” 50 States, 50 Love Stories 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z For the author, on the brink of middle age, those things included the recent death of his unhappy father and his strained relationship with gainful employment. Review | In ‘Short Life in a Strange World,’ paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder help an author make sense of his existence 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The music was not spectacular in itself: choruses cribbed from stadium rock anthems, verses that strained against the weight of the meaning they attempted to impart. Not the Booker prize 2012: The Revelations by Alex Preston 2012-09-25T14:27:51Z The organizations merged operations in 2005 with the goals of streamlining administrative tasks and sharing financial operations and some staff, but the relationship was strained almost from the start. Cash-strapped Philly Orchestra, Philly Pops split 2011-09-19T22:39:08Z In 2009, strained relationships between Moscow and Washington resulted in Russian and U.S. crews being banned from using each other's toilets. Poo politics & more: 5 questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Loins are girded, leashes are strained at, die are cast, lights appear at the end of tunnels and wounds are rubbed with salt. Tony Blair's A Journey: Andrew Rawnsley's review 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z "Shannon is going to be very big after this," he told me in his slightly strained Germanic monotone. Werner Herzog: a killer at the table 2010-06-22T20:31:00Z Relations between the Vatican and Beijing have been strained for decades. Vatican, China swap art in bid to mend strained ties 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z In fact, while watching the film, I found myself imagining their more overt emotionalism in lieu of the strained expressivity to which Assayas pushes Stewart. Review: “Personal Shopper” and the Misunderstood Art of Kristen Stewart 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Yet beneath the facade of implacable command was a moody, capricious man with a strained marriage: while he was in India, his wife Edwina had allegedly conducted an affair with the Indian politician Nehru. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z At the Palomar, the London outpost of an Israeli restaurant group, it is flamed on the Josper grill with lemon butter, and served with their own labneh – strained yogurt – and toasted almonds. Jay Rayner: thou shalt eat veg! 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z And the plot builds to a last-minute disclosure from Mom that feels both predictable and strained. Theater Review: ‘The Memory Show,’ at the Duke Theater 2013-05-10T17:35:52Z I bribed him with cheese-y goodness, but our relationship was forever strained. Secrets of the Muslim bathroom 2012-07-10T01:00:00Z A few times, as in a scene in which Will walks around with an animal skull in front of his face, obscuring himself with the bony mask, the movie slips into strained poetry. Movie Review: ‘The Retrieval,’ a Civil War Drama 2014-04-01T22:46:50Z Growth has strained an aging and woefully inadequate transit system, which badly serves some of the city’s biggest residential areas. San Francisco Repurposes Old for the Future 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Six years of screaming lyrics into drunken crowds was a lot, and touring strained most of his romantic relationships. Don’t Fall in Love With Me, She Said. He Wouldn’t Listen. 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z In August, Knopf published Ayobami Adebayo’s debut novel, “Stay With Me,” a portrait of a Nigerian couple struggling with infertility, whose marriage is strained when his conservative family pressures him to take a second wife. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z He also acknowledged his relations were strained with his brother, Prince William. Prince Harry working on ‘intimate and heartfelt memoir’ 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Occasionally, the relationship between these vignettes and the chapter's main business is strained. 'The Sublime Engine': brothers Stephen and Thomas Amidon take the pulse of the human heart 2011-02-24T00:04:06Z But then, that would be the least of the misfires in this strained, self-amused production. Review: ‘The White Stag Quadrilogy’ Hits the Way Back Machine 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z While the returnees grow closer, their relationship with the living becomes more strained, a dislocation noticeable as far back as the show's second episode. The Returned recap: series one, episode five – Serge and Toni 2013-07-07T21:10:00Z Our once glorious marriage was tense and strained. He was behaving differently. He had lost something. I was the only one who noticed. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z But his parents’ relationship grew strained, and they divorced when he was 13. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z I usually put half the strained berries through the food mill because I like some seeds but not too many. How to Make Berry Jam 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Lovely when soft, his voice occasionally sounded thin and strained in the upper registers when competing against the orchestra. Stemme shines as Isolde in Wagner's love story 2013-06-14T14:56:09Z Ogawa’s introspection leads, as so much self-reflection does, back to her parents, and especially to her strained and often wordless relationship with her late father. ‘The Nosebleed’ Review: Reconciling the Ghosts in the Attic 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z His movie is the result of about 10 years spent documenting Markie’s life, her faith as an evangelical Christian and her strained relationship with her family. ‘Markie in Milwaukee’ Review: Acknowledging Painful Transitions 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z But even as Mormon women strained under domestic responsibility, they were able to become political actors. Paperback Row 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z It hits grainy, shaky patches so often that songs built for reassurance are strained and filled with tension instead: Is he going to make it through the take? 13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Instead, with a strained face, he talked with an audible lump in his throat about how the greatness of the show lay in “the people you get to work with”. ‘She was our Michelle Obama’: how Gilda Radner changed comedy for ever 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Throughout the night, she hit her notes and then some, proving herself to be an underrated singer; her dancing, on the other hand, strained that old “dance like nobody’s watching” saying. Review | Lady Gaga tries on yet another new hat at Capital One Arena — but it doesn’t quite fit 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z They’ve strained to stay one step ahead of an eternity of demonic torture and submitted to tests measuring whether they actually have become better people. Once more into "The Good Place": William Jackson Harper on Chidi and the final season 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Vogel's play about the strained relationship between a young woman and her aunt's husband is returning to New York City for the first time since its world premiere 15 years ago. Norbert Leo Butz to star in Pulitzer-winning play 2011-11-08T23:35:21Z She would not comment on her relationship with her mother for this obituary, but she has said in past interviews that it became strained when she began managing her career herself in her 20s. Teri Shields, Mother and Manager of Brooke Shields, Dies at 79 2012-11-06T17:30:06Z The Academy has recently honored performers like Mo’Nique and Octavia Spencer and has strained to include more blacks, Hispanics and Asians in its membership. ‘12 Years’ Enjoys a Seemingly Narrow Victory 2014-03-03T21:12:52Z Our relationship is already strained from his alcohol and opioid addiction, and my unstable and abusive childhood. Perspective | Ask Amy: Racist dad seems unlovable to long-suffering child 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Although the puree is strained of seeds, which removes some of the fruit’s fiber, the bulk of its health benefits are retained. Take Ellie Krieger’s sage advice about frozen pops 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z It said his behavior at his Nov. 19 concert in Sacramento, California, was "strained, confused and erratic." Kanye West sues tour insurers for $10 million over canceled shows 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Pattinson’s strained performance in “Bel Ami” leads a long list of problems in a film whose plot is so elaborate it would have been better served spread out over several hours. Movie Review: ‘Bel Ami,’ From Maupassant Novel, With Robert Pattinson 2012-06-07T21:45:16Z She looked at each in turn with a strained smile on her countenance. Quotes by Chinua Achebe, dead at age 82 2013-03-22T15:47:10Z The relationship was strained for a long time because of the negative things his ex-wife would say about him and his sexual orientation. Daddy left Mommy for Tommy, or what to do when a parent comes out as gay 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Radiohead has uncorked more snarl before, and strained harder against formalities, but rarely has it sounded surer of its strengths — or more flat-out gorgeous, as Jonny Greenwood’s orchestrations deepen the glassy disquiet. The Best Albums of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Instead, people fret over Keanu's strained relationship with his father, or the fact that in 2001 his girlfriend died in a car accident. Help Cheer Up Keanu Reeves 2010-06-15T06:00:00Z The relentless growth of its collections, which top 160 million items, and push to digitize them have strained the institution’s staff and budget, making its IT systems that much more important. America’s ‘national library’ is behind the digital curve, a new report finds 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The movie led by Mr. Pine had a face-off with the Russian government at a time when, in real life, relations with President Vladimir Putin were increasingly strained. Jack Ryan Still Just Wants to Sit at a Desk 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Key to her amatriciana, she said, is combining fresh tomatoes with passata, the uncooked tomato sauce, strained to remove seeds, available in grocery stores. When in Rome, Learn to Cook Italian 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The soprano Susanna Phillips, as Eisenstein’s feisty wife Rosalinde, brought plush sound and alluring presence to the role, though her performances was marred by strained top notes. Review: ‘Die Fledermaus’ in Full, a First Under the Baton of James Levine 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z But the relationship between mother and daughter had become strained in recent years, according to people close to the family who requested anonymity to describe intimate Presley matters. As a Film Revives Elvis’s Legacy, the Presleys Fight Over His Estate 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Bottles of tomato sauce, simmered over an open fire and strained through a pillowcase, lined the shelves of the damp basement where his grandfather made cloudy purple wine. Review | Stanley Tucci opens his recipe book and his heart in his tender memoir ‘Taste’ 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Whatever pleasure there is in seeing Ben and Matt spar verbally, it feels strained. From commentary on money and race, the power of Ben Affleck's "Air" gotta be more than the shoes 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z While Mr. Adam’s production design on Bond allowed his fantastical imagination to roam free, working with Kubrick was a more strained process. Ken Adam, who made Bond villain lairs and ‘Dr. Strangelove’ War Room, dies at 95 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Had you strained your ears in New York on Monday night you might just have heard the sound of a thousand theatre critics cracking their knuckles in relish. Arachnophobia 2011-02-09T12:34:58Z Encountering Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor on a program of otherwise more or less explicitly Jewish works at Bargemusic on Friday, then, seemed like the setup for a strained exercise in historical revisionism. Music Review: Jewish Themes, and Mendelssohn, at Bargemusic 2010-06-27T21:03:00Z With the temperature well below freezing, her voice was strained, but to find fault with the moment—and The Hat—seems peevish. The History of Aretha, in Ten Videos 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Greek yogurt is strained, so it is thicker and higher in protein than regular yogurt. Dominique Ansel Moves From Cronuts to Dessert Tastings 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z In the “Cymbeline” setting, Sting was, as always, a presence, but the long, high vocal lines strained his voice and dulled his diction, so important in Shakespeare. Music Review: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio With Sting - Review 2011-09-15T22:01:22Z Quinta, whose name means “fifth” in Spanish, arrived unexpectedly, she writes in her book, and she was told that her presence was a “treat” that strengthened her parents’ marriage, which was strained over the years. Quinta Brunson’s Viral Fame Knows No Bounds 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z He moved back to New Zealand during the coronavirus pandemic and played music there whenever he could, while eking out an existence that strained his mental and physical health, people close to him said. Hamish Kilgour, Whose New Zealand Cult Band Had Reach, Dies at 65 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The acoustic treatment of the song revealed Perry's limitations as a vocalist as she strained to deliver the ascending melody that builds to the chorus. Katy Perry closes iTunes Festival 2013-10-01T11:05:40Z The story was stretched still further by strained geographical leaps from Jerusalem to Haifa to Hebron and Gaza, whose only rationale appeared to be to maximise the depiction of Israeli wrongdoing. Rewind TV: Jamie's Dream School; Attenborough and the Giant Egg; The Promise 2011-03-06T00:09:51Z The incident, one of the worst of its kind since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, quickly inflamed the severely strained relations between Washington and Kabul. 16 Afghan civilians killed in U.S. spree 2012-03-11T19:19:03Z His father survived, and re-married - something which strained the relationship between father and son. Polanski's partial view 2012-05-16T17:27:09Z What should be a lovely family celebration will be strained at best. Carolyn Hax: Find the happy medium with a mentally ill family member 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z These shows delved into their heroes’ conflicted psyches and their strained relationships with family and colleagues, and they opened big new windows on the state of millennial America. Books of The Times: Brett Martin’s ‘Difficult Men’ Sees a New Golden Age for TV 2013-06-24T21:26:42Z Their ease and magical beauty rebuke the paintings’ strained pretensions. Art Review: A Modernist Who Thrived at the Margins of Painting 2011-07-21T23:27:13Z Gleeson hopes his depiction of Milne’s strained voice conveys the character’s sense of repression. Domhnall Gleeson Proves Once Again That He Can Do Anything 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z She felt her relationship to her customers getting strained because of the demands of runway shows, media and fast fashion. Donna Karan saw the future of women’s wear. Now she’s wants to change the medical field. 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Yet, for Ms. Close, the main challenge of “A Delicate Balance” — the one that persuaded her to do the play — was conveying the love and humor that can endure in a strained marriage. Glenn Close Returns to Broadway in ‘A Delicate Balance’ 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z But even the inheritance won’t provide stability, and the couple find themselves vulnerable and strained in all ways. In Barbara Kingsolver’s New Book, a Family Teeters on the Brink 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Though the tenor Paul Groves captured the questioning earnestness and, later, the shell-shocked torment of Oedipus in his expressive singing, his voice was sometimes strained. Music Review: A Stravinksy Program With Ancient Inspiration 2011-05-04T18:58:03Z Some of the soulful, midrange depth of his guitar tone has been lost, and his gargly vocals, put much closer to you, sound strained and ugly. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z Less strained: the quality of mercy that motivates it. Review: A Warrior, Leaning on Shakespeare, in ‘Cry Havoc!’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The list of culprits includes easy access to guns, a strained mental-health system and the "culture of violence": the entertainment industry's embrace of violence in movies, TV shows and, especially, video games. Newtown slaughter renews debate over violent video games 2012-12-20T05:16:04Z But relations with the media and with Harry’s elder brother Prince William became increasingly strained, and in January they announced plans to step back from their royal roles. Prince Harry and Meghan plan new Archewell charitable organization 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The documentary said the relationship was strained because of her infidelity. A mother's letters to her son in prison: Jesse Jackson Jr.'s mother wrote him every day 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z But given the strained relations between the United States and Iran, it’s a representation worth noting, particularly since Dastan’s worth is finally measured by his more peaceable actions. | 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time': Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley Take Up Swords 2010-05-27T21:50:00Z The tensions that appear during a murder probe are more strained than usual because of the secret they share: The married dad is the father of the unmarried Galloway's infant daughter. 'The House at Sea's End': mysterious remains 2012-01-18T21:16:10Z And like many books or movies about the financial world by arty civilians, this rhetoric is strained and redundant and cliched, and Packer's supposed connoisseurship of the yuan and the baht just sounds preposterous. Cannes 2012: Cosmopolis – review 2012-05-25T11:16:33Z She listens with strained patience, before amending pretty much everything he says. Review: ‘Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.’ Captures the Fury of Modern Womanhood 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z It's actually not even "Due Date," which felt similarly strained. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2013-02-07T21:05:09Z It felt great to see Joan offer Peggy a partnership in her production company–offering her the chance to “burn the place down” together–but it felt sudden considering how strained their relationship often was. Recap: Mad Men Watch: Om Sweet Om 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The strained relationships between family and staff testifies to this, as does the disintegration of the marital rapport between Shay and her husband whenever they stay there. Review | In ‘Red Island House,’ an American woman is enchanted, then repelled, by her time in Madagascar 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z And nobody strained the boundaries of good taste like the witness Kato Kaelin, who was largely sidelined in “The People v. O. J.,” but whose appearance in the flesh is still a less-than-believable thing. The People v. O. J. Simpson Will Be with Us Forever 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z It’s too bad her masterly performance, and Christopher Allen’s responsive piano collaboration, is saddled with the rest of “Ne Quittez Pas,” the director James Darrah’s strained attempt at giving this classic work some context. A Hotbed of Operatic Innovation Wins With Tradition 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “The marriage was strained, and I had been wanting a second dog for a while,” Ms. Collins said. A Chat Room of Their Own 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z A strained half smile reveals several lost teeth, while the lank brown hair neither lies smoothly nor curls becomingly. The Life of George Eliot by Nancy Henry - review 2012-06-01T21:55:03Z Paired off on “Young Girls,” by Bruno Mars, Levine said Jamison’s task was to project and Wyndham’s was to dial it back and not sound so strained. 'The Voice' recap: Night One of battles leaves us (maybe) amazed 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s a treacherous register for other singers, and they strained or faltered at times, but not for lack of respect. Music Review: A Musician?s Musician Receives His Tribute 2011-03-28T00:51:23Z As I explained this to airline clerks from London to Boston and beyond, I strained to hear what they were saying. Personal Journeys: We’re Heading to London! (But How to Take the Dog?) 2013-12-04T17:05:05Z The series does try to grapple with the many issues of getting older: loss, death, strained marriages, changing sexual appetites and an unease with new social mores. Middle Age Doesn’t Happen ‘Just Like That’ 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z But I couldn’t, so I strained to fit her vision of what she wanted. This Is What Happens When Friends Fall in Love 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The group is known for hits like "Over My Shoulder" and "The Living Years", a song about a man's strained relationship with his deceased father, which Rutherford said still affected audiences today. Musician Rutherford returns with new Mike + The Mechanics album 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The quality of mirth here is not strained, not even close, and thank goodness for that. Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Embraces Fun and Folly of a Classic 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z There were some moments when he sounded vocally strained. Review: ‘Tosca,’ From NYCO Renaissance, Puts a Grand Ambition to the Test 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z At such a crucial time, Israel's relationship with America is strained, highlighted by the rancor between Netanyahu and President Obama over Iran's nuclear program. Amos Oz makes his words count in Israel 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Kelly strained to sing the countertenor passages; he seemed more comfortable in a lower register. Review: John Kelly Revives ‘Love of a Poet’ 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z It is mournful but solid, even defiant, and the chorus sang it with moving integrity, though the sopranos were strained by the high tessitura. Music Review: A New Church Organ, With Vocal Celebration 2011-06-09T22:54:43Z I couldn’t afford dorms, so I lived at home, which strained our relationship because they couldn’t see me as an adult when I was living under their roof. Protect the sacred lives of women: To be pro-life, you must change your life 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Hill’s voice sounded strained, her stage presence stilted, and her timing off. Has Afropunk Abandoned Its Origins? 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z She didn’t want to return to New Jersey to her mother with Alzheimer’s, father with dementia and strained relationship with her brother and sister-in-law. The crime we committed for her 2014-03-10T00:00:00Z His higher range was stronger, though sometimes strained. Music Review: From Mahler, Love, Despair, Fairy Tales And Animals 2010-12-03T22:40:00Z Then the blended concoction is strained into a silky, milky beverage. Perspective | This strawberry almond milk is reminiscent of a milkshake, and deceptively nutritious 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z A few years earlier, his wife, Cristina, was struck and killed while crossing a street in Washington, leaving him and his college-age daughter Leonora to muddle through their rather strained relationship. ‘The Dismal Science’: a dark brew of angst and economics 2014-01-22T22:35:56Z Lona Williams, a Minnesota-raised former teen beauty queen who wrote the screenplay, plays another judge, a strained, silent, harassed woman named Jean. “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Which Is Finally Streaming, Is Possibly My Favorite Movie of All Time 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z An appearance in Coronation Street would be the final step in the British rehabilitation of the rapper whose relationship with the UK has at times been strained. Snoop Dogg eyes Coronation Street cameo 2010-07-08T19:00:00Z Owing to the strained obviousness of its comedy, “Be More Chill” is a lesser entry in this genre. Review | I enjoyed ‘Be More Chill’ this time. And no, that isn’t the wine talking. 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z That seems to be the case in “Exhibition,” a curious collage of enigmatic scenes from a strained marriage. ‘Exhibition’: a couple and their crazy-making home on display 2014-04-10T21:10:39Z In classical music, birthday celebrations and other anniversary observances sometimes seem strained, even ludicrous, marketing ploys. 9/11 Memorial Concerts, Mostly Low-Key 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z No doubt there are people sitting at home with ice-packs pressed to strained glutes, or elbows in slings, who are raising an eyebrow. I’d heard about a running ‘high’. Now, I too, have felt the buzz of finishing a 5k | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z He strained to match her honesty and struggled mightily to tell her what was going on inside of him. "Mad Men" finale: Hello darkness, my old friend 2010-10-18T12:38:00Z For other club promoters in Chicago, the association is strained. Lollapalooza, Promoters and the Stage of Chicago 2010-08-06T21:58:00Z Flip is lonely and bored, her closest relationships strained. A Sweeping Family Saga of Breaking and Mending 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Due to strained financial circumstances, the million-dollar Bucks County property, which he had purchased for personal use in 2000, became a means of survival. Behind the scenes at a B&B: The joys — and challenges — of being an innkeeper 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Sitting by the canal, tourists thronged the footpath behind, and he strained to be heard over the melee. Jimothy’s Flex Looks a Little Different 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z And seder, perhaps more than usual, is a little strained. The “Homeland” is Israel now: How Showtime’s uneven spy drama found itself again 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The 82-year-old Cook looks quite awkward while singing romantic duets with her much younger co-stars and even worse when forced to participate in strained comedy bits. "Sondheim" tribute would be better without songs 2010-04-23T11:43:00Z I remember her shushing me to be quiet and the concentration on her face as she strained to hear each word. FamilyLife 2012-06-01T23:05:08Z But most of the show was strained attempts at wisecracks, mixed in with misfiring allusions to passing time and regrets. Review: Three Dance Legends Walk Into a Church … 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z He lasted just three years in that role, never shaking the impression that his rapport with Mr. Leno felt grudging and strained. Jon Batiste Will Lead ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Band in a Style He Sees Fit 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Graduate school had its frustrations, not least because composing for instruments, rather than for piano, strained her physical connection to her compositions. Chains Clink, Water Splashes: A Composer’s Beautiful Noise 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Reagan was the leader of the stars’ trade union, the Screen Actors Guild, in the late 1940s and into the 50s, a period of strained relations between workforce and management. You're hired! How TV carried Reagan and Trump to the White House 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z My recipe involves gently heating whole milk, then adding vinegar to encourage little curds to form, which are then gathered and strained to form the softest and most gentle of the cheeses. Anna Jones’s homemade ricotta recipe and three things to cook with it | The modern cook 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z I would argue that Bell’s public embrace of atheism is more a natural outcome of his own personal and professional trajectory than a strained gimmick. “A year without God”: A Seventh-Day Adventist pastor embraces atheism 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z For that, you can thank the impossibility of creating one-size-fits-all sets for the world’s leading opera houses, muddled administrative leadership and a strained friendship. On the Way to the Met, a ‘Meistersinger’ Is Stranded in Europe 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z It also became even more unbelievable, with traitors at the highest levels of the CIA and globetrotting escapades that, while engaging, strained credulity. Good news for Clinton: new season of Homeland features a female president 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z And after the triumph of The King's Speech, this is just the time for a corrective on the strained relations of Edward and his brother Bertie, who became George VI when the smitten King abdicated. Odd Couples at Venice: Freud & Jung, Wallis & Edward, Cronenberg & Madonna 2011-09-02T09:15:00Z The current strained political climate in America means the country could certainly do with a little lift in life satisfaction and a respite from Trump Anxiety Disorder at the moment. Eurovision 2018: why America needs to join the Super Bowl of camp immediately 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Kathryn, a divorce attorney, suggests taking a realistic view of inviting everyone for a holiday or school event when relations are strained. Motherlode Blog: Navigating Relationships With Grandparents in a Divorce 2012-05-17T19:30:51Z The strained smiles of the leaders of the project — and their circular corporate-speak whenever any colleague raises ethical qualms — are sinister in their own way. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z She doesn’t seem to realize that her parents are the source of most of her troubles, but either way, the relationship is very strained, and they recently “grounded” her for getting into a car accident. We have to fix our friend! 2012-08-27T00:00:00Z Even the cheerleading, life-affirming Bunny, as embodied by Ms. Leigh in an emotionally pinched and vocally strained performance, behaves as if Artie were already down for the count. | 'The House of Blue Leaves' : A Papal Visit Has Dreamers Dreaming 2011-04-26T02:01:06Z Israeli hotels are famed for their sprawling breakfast buffets, and big bowls of plain yogurt — sometimes fluid but often strained into labneh — always feature prominently. The not-so-secret truth about yogurt the rest of the world already knows 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Eventually, this can lead to long-term impacts on human health and puts added pressure on Canada's already strained health care system. High food prices could have negative long-term health effects on Canadians 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z But there is also the author's strained relationship with his roots. In celebration of the 'unknown' Arnold Bennett 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z If any moral quality has been strained to the breaking point in the polarization of our era, it is empathy, ours included. How Racism Is Destroying America 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z “Cronies,” a story of childhood friendships strained while advancing to adulthood, will be followed by a conversation with Michael J. Larnell. Sundance Next Fest returns with 'Mistress America,' 'Cop Car,' Sharon Van Etten 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z A few poses looked like quotes from Merce Cunningham works, which only added to the self-consciously strained effect. At Ivy Baldwin Dance’s ‘Oxbow,’ only the dancing is static And he had grown increasingly frustrated by what he described in an interview as a strained relationship with the orchestra’s managers, accusing the administration of repeatedly trying to silence and intimidate him. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z His reading of Childe Hassam’s patriotic flag paintings is conspicuously strained. How did American artists respond to the horror of WWI? 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Grigolo’s physical exertions meant that he occasionally sounded strained, but he sang with warmth and vigor, in his element as a passionate, boyish Rodolfo. Opera Review: Anita Hartig Stars in ‘La Bohème’ at the Met 2014-03-24T21:46:13Z “The Good Heart” refers not only to the movie’s strained attitude of good will but also to the biological organ, as in heart transplant. | 'The Good Heart': Tale of Mortality, Featuring Brian Cox and Paul Dano 2010-04-30T00:07:00Z Cuiffo, who has an amiable if strained smile, a precise gait and spiky hair, is stymied if not baffled by this request. Is Originality Even a Worthy Ambition Anymore? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Wearing only a hospital gown and a baseball cap to cover her shaved head, her Vivian has the strained, exaggerated delivery of someone consciously playing a part. Theater Review: Cynthia Nixon in ?Wit,? at Manhattan Theater Club 2012-01-27T03:01:00Z Fragile but focused, with searing top notes and dusky depths, her voice sometimes strained to keep up with the music’s demands. ‘Atthis,’ a Searing Monodrama by Opera Cabal and ACME 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Stir ½ cup buttermilk and the cherry purée into warm, strained base. Recipe: Ice Cream Base 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z In a modern film about a family’s strained efforts to manage their patriarch’s mental illness, however, it demonstrates a critical misunderstanding of the material’s strengths. ‘Dealing With Dad’ Review: A Family Dysfunction 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Some historians said the omission appeared to be the latest example of Hollywood’s strained relationship with its Jewish history. After Criticism, Film Museum Will Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Reading, gloriously, is a low-tech pleasure, and after a day staring at the basilisk glow of a computer, I like the lightless ease of a printed page, a salve for strained eyes. There’s not much to this app for book readers 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The already mistrustful relationship between moviegoer and trailer becomes even more strained during awards season, when the contenders are by and large films that deal with topics audiences would rather skip. Making Coming Attractions More Attractive 2013-02-01T13:00:00Z Mr. Pittas conveyed the ardor of the young poet, but his singing was often marred by choppy phrasing and strained passages. Music Review: ?La Boh?me? at the Met: Life in Zeffirelli Style - Review 2011-11-20T22:51:46Z In addition to matters of romance and money, these earlier diaries of black women are filled with confessions about strained familial relationships, and personal demons and insecurities. Black Women Writers and the Secret Space of Diaries 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The humor of this situation — or of any of the movie’s strained wackiness — doesn’t particularly translate. In ‘Tip Top,’ Investigating All Sorts of Activity 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z It’s the business of playing house that seems most strained in this production. Theater Review: ‘February House,’ at the Public Theater 2012-05-23T02:00:01Z And the movie’s framing device, presenting Hart as a half-suave, half-clownish James Bond–style hero, is wobbly and strained. Kevin Hart's Live Concert Movie Makes an Entire City Laugh At Once 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Love's squirrely voice was rarely attractive, and Wilson often sounded distant and strained. Beach Boys dazzle at Chateau Ste. Michelle concert 2012-07-14T20:12:17Z But even beyond these signal episodes, “The Black Presidency” is suffused with a bittersweet tone about relationships strained. ‘The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America,’ by Michael Eric Dyson 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z His relationship with Tony has been strained ever since he doubted the young Soprano’s capacity to become a varsity athlete. A ‘Sopranos’ Family Tree 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z And it has a strained relationship with the character’s origins. Wonder Woman’s Unwinnable War 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Like "E.T," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "A.I." and other Spielberg films, the series tackles many of his favored themes including space travel, alienation, strained family dynamics and the creation of artificial intelligences. Halle Berry launches into a new era of control with CBS' 'Extant' 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z He was her live-in nurse, Cary, until the last week of her life when she could no longer bear to see him so strained and she finally went into hospice. My dad’s gone off the rails 2012-11-07T01:00:00Z His relationship with Trump became publicly strained following his certification of Joe Biden's election in the Senate and the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Mike Pence is starting a podcast ... because of course he is 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The attempt to be both piously respectful of a foreign culture and to stand up for sexual liberation against repressive tradition may be admirable in principle, but in practice it’s silly and strained. | 'Sex and the City 2': Sarah Jessica Parker, Flying Down to Abu Dhabi 2010-05-26T20:10:00Z Yeah, it was a surprising moment in life and it was one of those things where we’d always had that kind of strained relationship where we never talked about anything deep or emotional. Daniel Clowes: 'Trump's America is like the cynical comics I drew back in the 90s' 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z It’s not that the idea of translating 16th-century students into 21st-century frat house alumni, searching for a purpose in life, feels strained. Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ Loosely Speaking, in Central Park 2013-08-13T02:00:01Z The melodies to songs like “The Caves of Altamira” and “Green Earrings” are chromatic and jumpy — so tricky that onstage Mr. Fagen sometimes strained to maneuver through them. Music Review: Steely Dan at the Beacon Theater - Review 2011-09-21T23:01:55Z Alongside the strained pathetic fallacies, you'll notice that the above also carries the whiff of creative writing course in that modish present tense. Not the Booker prize: Advice for Strays 2010-09-27T12:49:00Z Emmanuel spoke over a soundscape of chirping birds, running water, and rustling leaves—a field recording that he made in his backyard; the pews creaked restlessly as audience members strained to hear him. The Case for New Age Music as American Folk Art 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Good thing, too, as the custard showed traces of cooked egg when I strained it. Dorie Greenspan’s ‘Baking Chez Moi,’ reviewed: It’s no mere puff project The move was not altogether surprising, considering Michael's strained relationship with Joe. Family Attorney: Jackson children just normal kids 2010-06-21T08:31:00Z It’s a regional divide that has raised political tensions and strained Canada’s delicate unity. 50 marathons in 50 days 2012-06-06T22:24:00Z More often, though, the writing is the kind of strained pulp — “This don’t concern you, Sugar.” Television Review: ‘Banshee’ on Cinemax 2013-01-10T23:03:47Z And Barry — whose spirited stabs at conversation trail off into sad, incomprehensible mutterings — has a daughter, a little older than Ez, with whom relations of late have been seriously strained. Alan Ayckbourn’s Latest, ‘Arrivals & Departures’ 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Finally, after a few more strained minutes of back and forth, he goes for a little kick at our shins: “You guys planning on staying much longer?” My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z Mr. Top, a specialist in the French repertory as a singer, musicologist and teacher, sounded dry and strained throughout the recital, projecting some of the songs’ charm but almost none of their ease and flow. Music Review: Damien Top and Linda Hall at Symphony Space 2012-09-10T02:23:04Z The number of materials, the textures, really strained at times. Fashion Review: In Paris, Risks Bring Rewards 2010-03-05T01:09:00Z There are stories of strained relationships with players and administrators, and he admits things were often "fraught". Michael Tilson Thomas: 'The most important thing about music is what happens when it stops' 2012-05-25T12:04:46Z Ms. Robbie takes on the role with vigor and strained toothy smiles, giving an outsize performance that suits the film’s broadness and showy surfaces. Review: ‘I, Tonya.’ I, Punching Bag. I, Punch Line. 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Arrange the strained peaches haphazardly in the middle of the pastry, leaving a clear 6cm border all around the edge, then fold this outer 6cm rim up and over the peaches. Yotam Ottolenghi’s peach recipes 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Possibly because it works so hard to mimic the original’s gloomy restraint, “The Returned” feels strained. Review: In ‘The Returned,’ the Dead Return as if Nothing Happened 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z A group of taxi drivers facing strained family relationships, romantic woes, violence and economic ills in their gentrifying neighborhood. August Wilson on Broadway: A History 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Pour the shrub over the strained peaches, then drizzle honey evenly over everything. Yotam Ottolenghi’s peach recipes 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Plus, the batter is strained and chilled for up to 24 hours before baking. Celebrate Bastille Day with a low-effort and big-flavor take on the classic French canelé cake 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z The show rose to a strained moment in American history with warmth, grace and a vindication of theater’s special skill for bringing people together. The Best and Worst of the Tony Awards 2018 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Their hooded and intense frontman, Roman Rappak, is a compelling focus, with his strained vocal yelp on portentous tracks such as The Commission evoking the Cure's Robert Smith. Breton – review 2013-01-15T17:52:32Z My relationship with my sister is already strained. Will Y’All Please Stop Yammering About Resilience? 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Chazelle just lets his flop sweat fly as he spins plates and pays homage to various classic films and one film in particular, but it feels strained. Why, Damien Chazelle, why?!: "Babylon" is a busy, bawdy and bad orgy of Hollywood nothingness 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z He thought of himself as “a speculative anthropologist,” his son said, interested in human beings and their foibles and their ability — or inability — to adapt to strained and bizarre situations. Jack Vance, Writer of the Fantastical, Dies at 96 2013-06-03T02:51:11Z She has a strained relationship with her parents, leading to trust issues and her overwhelming fear of failure. Review | ‘Girlboss’ is so two-thousand and late 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Maydan’s strained yogurt, sprinkled with dried mint, disproves the notion with its delightful tang. Review | Maydan is the gathering place we’ve been waiting for 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z After a series of lawsuits and a media campaign in the United States that severely strained U.S.-Swiss relations, Swiss banks ended up paying $1.2 billion in compensation in 1998. Swiss museum expected to accept art trove amassed under Nazis 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Back in the late ’90s, the tape of my VHS copy of the movie stretched and strained between the heads of the VCR, weakening after so many rewinds and repeated viewings. It’s good to be pretentious! 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z Kristof remains tied to the strained community through friends and the sheep farm, which is still in the family, and WuDunn has been visiting the area since she and Kristof became engaged decades ago. Chronicling a Community, and a Country, in Economic Crisis 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z But it just keeps going, his vocals whispier than his facial hair, his face crumpling with every strained note. Frankie Cocozza – a master of the art of the sexual metaphor 2012-11-08T19:15:00Z The baritone Roland Wood sometimes strained to bring equal parts flexibility and power to the title role but demonstrated keen acting instincts. Review: 2 Murderous Men in 2 Operas About Killing for Politics 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Mei boils the leaves, mixes the strained liquid into his shaved ice base and freezes it. This tropical plant gives foods a nutty flavor — and surprising color 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z In "Physical," release from a strained marriage and unhappy home life requires preying on other women's insecurities, and profiting off of patriarchy. From "Sex/Life" to "Kevin," TV offers new answers to whether women can “have it all” 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z By the end of 2020, the relationship between “All Gas No Brakes” and Doing Things was strained. He Had an R.V., a Camera and a Plan to Document America. Was That Enough? 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” says Portia, “not even for a monkey.” High Praise for a Novel About an Awful Children’s Musical 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Malawi's relations with foreign donors have been strained by accusations President Bingu wa Mutharika is authoritarian and responsible for human rights abuses. Madonna's promises in Malawi turn sour 2012-03-28T14:56:11Z But their friendship was strained by bitterness and rivalry. Harper Lee and Truman Capote: A Collaboration in Mischief 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Challenges include a strained marriage, a missing sister, unkind schoolmates, suspicious neighbors and diverging views on faith. These Debuts Arrived at a Tough Time. They Deserve Your Attention. 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z My adult relatives talked endlessly about their shared past, in voices that I strained to understand. Witnessing the Moon Landing in Ireland, at the Start of the Troubles 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Tyrant, the Middle East drama that premiered last month on FX, was immediately ridiculous in all the wrong ways: its caricatures of Arab strongmen and their victims, its strained seriousness, its Homeland-meets-Dynasty family dynamics. REVIEW: The Strain on FX 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Cohn — who will perform at Le Poisson Rouge on July 28 — has a smoky, artfully strained singing voice, and, with one big exception, he manages not to sound unduly swayed by his precursors. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Rick Ross, Marc Cohn, Frazey Ford 2010-07-18T21:21:00Z Streaked with blood-red and stretched out as if strained beyond endurance, it has the pathos of a crucified Christ. Review: ‘The Plains Indians,’ America’s Early Artists, at the Met 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The coronavirus crisis has meant that most of us are shut in together and mostly just trying to get along – but even the best relationships can be strained. Love in a time of Covid: tell us how you stay together 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z The air is different, and the way things grow is strained and gnarled and windblown. The Empty Family 2010-08-27T23:04:00Z Mr. Gilbert, who is good at speaking about music to audiences, strained to fashion a common theme for the Tchaikovsky and Sibelius works. Music Review: The Tried and the True Step in After the Storm 2010-12-29T22:05:42Z Neither of these albums is as strained as much of the material these singers have released in the past decade. Critics? Choice: New Music From Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson 2010-04-18T23:21:00Z If I strained at times to like it more, I also found it not hard to watch. 'Galavant' musical comedy on ABC is worth the short journey 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Though Rama is ostensibly there to conduct research for her next book, a riff on Medea, watching Laurence provokes her to contemplate her nascent pregnancy as well as her strained relationship with her own mother. For the Documentarian Alice Diop, Only Fiction Could Do Justice to a Tragedy 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z I was treated to one of the lamest, most boring, strained openers in award show history, as Kimmel wandered in and out of cars and along the streets trying to hitchhike to the Emmys. Emmy Awards 2016: Emmys Welcome Surprises Along With the Favorites 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z But — without the transparency, attenuation and Muybridge-like staccato that enliven the vitrines — the results read as strained and ludicrously corny, a horror-movie rendition of angst-ridden “New Images of Man” figurative sculpture. Art in Review: David Altmejd 2011-04-07T22:33:49Z But even when Mr. Farr is vulnerable, his voice is determinedly gritty and strained; his warmth is never comforting, only unsettled. Review: Tyler Farr Flaunts Arena-Size Ambitions at Irving Plaza 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z He cannot always keep it up: some passages on Iraq have notably strained syntax. The war and the cliches: the sofa syntax of people-friendly Tony 2010-09-01T18:29:00Z The dried herbs and spices need to infuse the strained herb vodka for 1 to 4 days. The age-old liqueur that will bring a wintry taste of the Alps to your glass 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Even when your patience is strained beyond what you thought possible, just be thankful you’re not living with that roommate down the hall. An Ode to the Random College Roommate 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The details about his strained relationship with Jagger are spelled out in Richards' book "Life," which will be published Oct. Rolling Stone Keith Richards: Mick 'unbearable' 2010-10-15T19:44:00Z She plays a singer-songwriter who has struggled with musical relevancy since the breakup, while also hoping to mend a strained relationship with her teenage daughter. ‘Queens’ hopes to earn the TV respect meant for royalty 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In the strained voice of a parent fibbing to mollify a child he adds: "He's sleeping." Cult artist Marcel Dzama: 'I try not to censor myself' 2013-04-02T17:00:27Z If the men start out somewhat strained and intent on holding their own territory even when dancing in unison formations, by the final moment, they have morphed into something of a collective. Review: Seven Dancers Step Into the Rhythm of a Moroccan Night 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Either way, what transpired among the nine dancers — who made use of the night’s only scenery, a diagonal row of folding chairs — read as more strained than genuine. Review: Lydia Johnson Dance Keeps Everything in Control 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z In among the refrigerated beer barrels he strained to hear, under the hum of a cooling unit, what the two men were discussing. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The nominee luncheon is known for strained bonhomie — air kisses and hidden daggers — and, just as in the junior high cafeteria, a focus on who sits where. The Annual Nominee Luncheon for the Oscars 2013-02-04T22:55:31Z In this accomplished staging, the qualities of mercy and cruelty are both strained to their limits. Shylock, revisited, in Theatricum's 'Merchant of Venice' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The subsequent investigation lurched from a coincidence here to a strained subplot there, gradually revealing a comically elaborate revenge plot on the part of a former F.B.I. agent. Season 2 of ‘The Bridge’ Starts on FX 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z In her memoir, Spears will discuss everything from her humble beginnings and famed music career to her strained relationships with family. Watch out, Jamie Lynn. Britney has a tell-all coming 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Each had snugly fitting boxy jackets, which visibly creased and strained during pirouettes. New York City Ballet's Partnership With Fashion 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Lubovitch’s choreography tends to be more bound than Ms. Tharp’s, more strained in its effervescence. Dance Review: Juilliard Dances Repertory in Modern Classics 2014-03-24T22:53:13Z He seems firmly in the grip of method acting, using his slim body and increasingly strained voice to channel Ivanov's raw and pointless misery. Ivanov – review 2012-11-12T18:01:24Z Audiences of "The Chair" can certainly sympathize with Dobson, who recently lost his wife and seems to have a strained relationship with his young adult daughter. How “The Chair” needs to do better by Sandra Oh 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Occasionally, she will invite us both over or stop by when my daughter is with me, but her attempts to talk with my daughter are strained. Perspective | Is a longtime friend not a kid person — or is it just your kid? 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z After the liquid is strained, adjust the consistency with additional liquid to suit your taste. Fresh nut milk is easy to make 2014-05-07T04:00:00Z This strained, contorted but intermittently powerful film about the Fox News TV sex-abuse scandal is compromised by its inability to decide if Fox staffers can be shown sympathetically. Charlize Theron's 20 best film roles – ranked! 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Relations between Afghan and American troops were strained enough at his outpost, Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, that Corporal Lowry told his mother the Afghans had been asked to leave. Love’s Road Home 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z And there is a large, strange silence around Woese’s personal life — his relationship with his wife and children is understood to be strained but he never delves into it. David Quammen Turns Tough Science Into Page-Turning Pleasure 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z An artificial sheen gleams from its craftsmanship and its sometimes strained cleverness. | 'The Submission': ?The Submission,? at Lucille Lortel Theater - Review 2011-09-28T02:01:20Z Why is their relationship already so strained at the beginning of the story, and why is the visit so difficult for both of them? Elizabeth Strout on Returning to Olive Kitteridge 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Purl combined a modest folk-pop voice with grand dramatic concepts that she sometimes strained to realize. Music Review: Linda Purl Sings at the Metropolitan Room 2010-06-10T22:16:00Z King’s opposition to the Vietnam War strained a productive relationship with Johnson. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z "I remember everything," Mary says, her voice growing strained and harsh on that last word. The Testament of Mary 2013-04-23T16:16:00Z But as you watch this strained, lifeless imitation, it also seems pretty certain that knowing the language wouldn’t make the film actually — what’s the right word? — funny. | 'What Women Want': A Faithful but Strained Adaptation 2011-02-05T00:35:12Z He in no way disappointed in that respect here, singing with malleable phrasing and a creamy tone strained, it seemed, only for dramatic effect. Music Review: Bach?s ?St. John,? With Bernard Labadie at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-26T22:35:40Z After an overnight infusion, I combined the brandy base, strained of the herbs and orange peel, with a white wine. The best vermouth you can sip is the one you can make yourself 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z At its most strained, “Birthday Candles” feels like an imitation of a superior work. ‘Birthday Candles’ Review: Another Year, Another Cake, Another Profundity 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Michael Lohan, who recently repaired a strained relationship with his daughter, told TMZ that Lindsay "knew full well" about the booking. Lindsay Lohan's dad behind Letterman "mistake" 2011-02-17T01:30:26Z Alternately silly and provocative, strained and funny, the film looks mainly at a quartet of suburban Sydney couples, each at a crossroads in their relationship. 'The Little Death' arouses interest as much as it disappoints 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z She is also coping with care for her octogenarian, Holocaust-survivor father, and a strained relationship with her feckless teenage son. Review: ‘Small Admissions,’ ‘Freebird’ and More 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Once it’s strained, he uses it as a braising liquid or as a base for risotto. Winter veggies getting boring? It’s fennel to the rescue 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z But here, in Ms. Cuckson’s strained delivery, they served only to underline human frailty. Music Review: Miranda Cuckson and Blair McMillen in Recital 2013-05-11T02:06:28Z He couldn’t remember if he went to his father’s funeral; it was a strained relationship. Perspective | One day with Dick Gregory made me know he was truly one of a kind 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z That’s not to say that relations between the White House and the media were never strained or that Kennedy always told reporters the truth. Masters of their medium: JFK on TV, Trump on Twitter 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Representatives of the proletariat, the slumming Socialists and the Park Avenue swells all have a lot to say, in what is sometimes very clunky, symbolically strained poetic prose. Review: A Mesmerizing ‘Hairy Ape’ Brings Existentialism to Park Avenue 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Instead, it will concentrate on one-person shows, and stage a play in which the central relationships are so strained that social distancing will not be a stretch. Face Masks and Fewer Seats: One Theater Tries Saving Summer 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Avocado pits are sautéed, chopped and strained for their nutty flavor. These Cocktails Are Garbage. Yum! 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z On the acting front, the mannerisms Miller and Ward have found for Timothy and Aidan sometimes feel strained, and Glenn’s Van is more stylized than the other characters. What do you get when you mash up Shakespeare and sci-fi? ‘Fear.’ 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z With this recipe, you get two goodies in one: Besides the sauce, you end up with flavorful strained fruit. 20 Simple Sauces That Will Transform Any Meal 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z But where Atlas strained and groaned, Bunch, 61, exudes enthusiasm and an easygoing, friendly aplomb. Lonnie Bunch reflects on journey to national African American museum 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Relations between the sellers and music lovers were often strained - but they were cut from a similar cloth. Beatles for sale: The vinyl underground in the USSR 2012-10-05T07:06:49Z That dialogue has always been more strained than the architects of those stadiums, or major-league owners, have been eager to admit. Orioles-White Sox game: Baltimore's urban stadium becomes no-fans' land 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z She and her husband are both underemployed, careening toward bankruptcy and strained by the demands of parenthood. 16 Books to Watch For in July 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z But in other ways the fit feels a little strained. Rostand gets the mob treatment in 'Serrano the Musical' 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Upset Husband: Many a marriage has been strained by failed “humor.” Perspective | Ask Amy: This husband can make but not take a joke 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z At a certain point, the gimmick begins to feel strained, so it is a relief when the narrator steps away, if only briefly, to let the lovers hash things out. Winning back the girl he left behind at 'The Pavilion' 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z By then, however, Lear had begun to weary of feathers and fur — the close-up work strained his weak eyes — and so, in his late 30s, he reinvented himself as a landscape specialist. For the art lover, the naturalist, the child in your life, a new book on Edward Lear 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The film recounts a sometimes troubled childhood growing up in Kansas and a strained relationship with her mother, as well as a continuing strong commitment to her religious faith. Chely Wright's country life is peaceful, not easy 2012-05-28T13:15:05Z It's up to you whether you choose a thick, chunky applesauce; a puréed, strained, super-smooth applesauce; or a Goldilocks perfect balance mix made with a potato masher. 24 ways to go savory with apples (because fall's favorite fruit belongs in more than pie) 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z As we strained to roll the boulder off to the side of the road, other drivers pulled over but stayed in their cars to watch, windows rolled up. | Personal Journeys: A Cross-Country Drive With a Guru 2012-05-20T05:44:06Z Relations between the Vatican and Beijing have been strained for decades. Vatican, China swap art in bid to mend strained ties 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Graham liked to say how her father had taught her that the body never lies, though the strained, self-conscious performances by her own company — both in her lifetime and after — have often disproved this theory. Dance Review: Martha Graham Company in Old and New Works 2014-03-23T22:39:40Z Pascal Charbonneau sounded initially strained but warmed up, and he looks and acts the part. David et Jonathas – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-22T17:15:01Z The boys’ early masculinity strained against the rules and sterility of Bagnacavello. Fiction: The Autobiography of Allegra Byron 2012-07-21T16:00:00Z It hinges on a devastating, poignant view of a sensitive prince, modeled on a young Prince Charles, and his strained relationship with his ice-cold mum. Review | A ‘Swan Lake’ with echoes of ‘The Crown’ at the Kennedy Center 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In reality, he led a more complicated existence, and his marriage was strained by frequent infidelities. Bill Cosby convicted on three counts of sexual assault 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Human infrastructure was strained by melting permafrost in Alaska and larger wildfires in California. One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to persuade skeptics. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z In other words, think pieces, reportage, travelogues, lectures and memoirs are in some sense strained, inauthentic, ventriloquial. ‘There Is Simply Too Much to Think About,’ Saul Bellow’s Nonfiction 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z She was a touching Elsa who sang with warmth and pliant phrasing, but for a few strained high notes during some of the impassioned outbursts. Music Review: Hans Neuenfels Gathers Rats in ?Lohengrin? 2010-08-04T22:14:00Z “The Feral Detective” runs for nearly the same number of pages as “Motherless Brooklyn,” but it registers as much longer, both draggy and strained. In “The Feral Detective,” Jonathan Lethem Returns to Detective Noir for the Trump Era 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z While lithe gym-goers wrapped their legs around their ears, I strained to get my knees within focusing distance. Should you consider training more than once a day? 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z His formerly strained relationship with his father, actor Martin Sheen, is "totally repaired," he said. Charlie Sheen says he's not mad at 'Men' anymore 2011-09-16T11:55:16Z The singing was musical, thoughtful and full without sounding strained. Review | Wolf Trap offers a fine ‘Ring’ lite 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z There are reports of a strained relationship between Hunter’s daughters and their aunt. Joe Biden still wants to be president. Can his family endure one last campaign? 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Relations between the museum and Ms. Lee were strained, though, in 2013 when a copyright dispute with Ms. Lee over items the museum was selling ended up in court. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Is a Stage Hit at Home in Monroeville, Ala. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Directed by Katie McHugh for Yonder Window Theater Company, the play opens on a quarrelsome, mercurial marriage strained by years of caring for an incapacitated child, whose perilous health is a nonstop emergency. In This Playwright’s Dystopia, Forgetting Is Forbidden 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z While others strained to listen at the door, Topiary got invited right in. Anonymous strikes back 2012-06-03T13:00:00Z Heat the cream in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; bring just to a boil, then stir in the strained asparagus puree. Cindy Wolf is the Susan Lucci of James Beard award nominees. That’s fine by her. 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z On a piece like “Care,” the ensemble floats from one clear melodic premise to the next, never sounding overdetermined or strained. Review: Ben Goldberg’s ‘Orphic Machine’ Influenced by Poetry 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z As we boiled, strained and bottled, we learned how to negotiate our new life together. The search for a non-alcoholic beer that’s actually worth drinking 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The horrific past events are recalled through strained, cagey conversation between the two characters called The Woman, sung here by the veteran mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, and The Man, the solid baritone Russell Braun. Review: A Peter Eotvos Premiere and Schubert at the New York Philharmonic 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Ichabod, determined to master both business and casual and to take the pulse of his strained relationship, soldiers on. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Picture this in 'Pittura Infamante' 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z My home life in Canada was strained by conflict. I was born in Iran, and misogyny pushed me away from my culture. Now I have hope for Iranian girls 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Not so much as they were elegant experiments — pure, or strained, essays in the application of pain and humiliation. 10 Pink Panthers at Tiffany's: Farewell to Blake Edwards 2010-12-19T14:10:00Z Deborah Warner’s production, which ended its limited run last weekend, strained for modern effects, but Jackson infused the title role with a timeless fury. London theater forecast after Brexit and Trump: Overcast skies with a chance of apocalypse 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z There are pages and pages of exposition, and yards of awkward exchanges and strained monologues in which characters summarize their knowledge of events or set out hypotheses about what might have happened. Books of The Times: ‘A Delicate Truth,’ by John le Carré 2013-04-30T18:00:41Z The story feels more strained in its efforts to keep numerous characters from the “83” season busy. Review: ‘Deutschland 86,’ an East-West Thriller, Looks South 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Tinchy chuckled graciously throughout, but there were moments of genuine awkwardness, most clear in the strained smiles of the other panellists. Tinchy Stryder 2010-07-31T23:02:00Z But her commitment to a big-tent, inclusive vision of politics leads to some strained arguments here. Review: ‘My Life on the Road,’ Gloria Steinem’s Journey as a Traveling Feminist 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Frances, whose mother died a year ago and whose relationship with her father is strained by his quick remarriage to a younger woman, is lonely as well. The Most Disturbing Aspect of “Greta” 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Sino-Japanese ties are often strained by the bitter legacy of World War Two and regional rivalry, but panda diplomacy sometimes offers a touch of friendship to the relationship. Panda cub Shan Shan makes public debut in Tokyo 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z But this unity was severely strained in Rhodesia. As The Crown returns, watch out for these milestones 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z This is, you might think, an enterprise doomed to plodding literalism or to strained vivacity. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; Playing the Games: Taking Part/After the Party – review 2012-08-04T23:06:09Z Sienna Miller looks suitably strained, tense and taut as the agonised Patricia and James Purefoy admirably conveys the sense of exclusion felt by the movie star caught up in wartime action. Flare Path ? review 2011-03-13T14:33:52Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” Portia tells Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice.” Review: Christopher Plummer Dominates ‘All the Money in the World’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z The embers would be strained out and the milk transformed into the smoked ice cream I had swooned over in the dining room. At Saison, the hearth’s fire and smoke set the beat for the kitchen 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Parsons sings in a strained, weary voice bolstered by Emmylou Harris's harmonies on this highlight from his first solo album, “GP.” Enough About Gram Parsons’s Death. It’s Time to Celebrate His Music. 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z As the father of a small daughter at the time, I felt an especially empathetic bond with Mr. Greene and his wife, Nelba, even as I strained to imagine the scope of their suffering. Jimmy Greene’s 'Beautiful Life' Is a Eulogy to a Daughter 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Bellows had no need to measure himself against the wild natural spectacles that earlier painters – Frederick Church at Niagara Falls, Albert Bierstadt in Yosemite – strained to celebrate on widescreen canvases in gaudily iridescent colours. George Bellows: Modern American Life – review 2013-03-17T00:05:47Z But when the links are strained, which is often the case, the results can be disorienting. The Secret Is Out: Penguins Are Promiscuous Too 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Pegg’s second-banana flair is especially crucial here because it helps show that Mr. Cruise, whose smile at times seems awfully strained these days, can still take a ribbing as well as a licking. Review: ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ With Tom Cruise and Plenty of Stunts 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z This premise may sound a little strained, but Mr. Brandt immerses us so fully in his characters’ lives that the larger contrivances almost completely fall away. Review: In ‘The Whites,’ Richard Price Tries on a Pseudonym in a World of Brooding Cops 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z If there is a theme running through this summer’s cooking it is that of yogurt and its strained and lightly salted cousin labneh. Nigel Slater’s light summer recipes 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z My hands were rubbed raw on the lead rein as I strained to hold onto her. Your stories: Life-saver by HorseLover3000 2012-08-16T11:00:00Z In truth, the two characters are fundamentally in service to a movie that, in its broadest strokes, enshrines its own loathing of the industry, partly through its strained relationship to the truth. David Fincher, the Unhappiest Auteur 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Parmelee was put on the 15-day disabled list Friday, a day after he strained his right hamstring stretching for a throw. Parmelee becomes 4th Yankees first baseman on disabled list 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z She “wept more copiously, more spectacularly, than anyone before her or since”— her excess of tears strained the limits of human expression. “Afterlives of the Saints” 2012-06-23T00:00:00Z He strained to earn his father's approval — but never could. The 6 most disturbing John Wayne Gacy moments from Netflix's "Conversations with a Killer" 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Cook slowly at first, then faster as the juices run, so that you end up with about 150ml of strained liquid. 20 best autumn recipes: part 1 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z I imagined him skiing down Mount St Helens in it, the lengthy rag concealing his chiseled calves and hardened quadriceps, and strained to find it an appealing vision. My boyfriend’s wedding dress unveiled my own shortcomings over masculinity 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Over time, my interaction with her business partner, “Danny,” got increasingly strained. Ask Amy: Business partners didn’t leave it at the office 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z There are, in addition, painted photographs from the 1970s by this feminist pioneer, though an attempt to connect them to recent art by younger artists feels strained. At ‘Greater New York,’ Rising Art Stars Meet the Old School 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z In "The Salesman," an Iranian couple's relationship is strained as they perform the American stage classic "Death of a Salesman." Iran returns to Oscar race with 'The Salesman' 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z By contrast, “Midnight Sun” felt strained, maybe because it’s too florid, lyrically and musically. Music Review: Spare Vocals Illuminate Emotions Underneath 2011-01-29T00:07:18Z There is a sense, A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times in February, “that the whole movie has been a strained and pointless contrivance.” DVDs: On DVD, ?Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories Collection? 2010-06-05T02:15:00Z For an awkwardly long time, all seventeen strained in silence, until one of them just had to give voice to his note. Surviving a Weekend with the Wizard of Prog Rock 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z "Playing It Cool" is a strained romantic comedy that seems to exist only to show how many talented, successful actors — first and foremost "Captain America" star Chris Evans — can be featured in one unworthy movie. 'Playing It Cool' leaves you cold despite star-packed cast 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Discard the strained liquid; keep the labneh refrigerated in an airtight container. A gardener’s favorite ingredient: Accidental flowers 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The singing veers between a strained roar and a whisper, and the music shares a similar loud-quiet-loud dynamic that becomes repetitive. Album review: Mumford & Sons, 'Babel' 2012-09-28T00:26:00Z Dressed in khakis, a white shirt and a blue blazer, Stillman was in some distress himself, having strained the plantar fascia of his right foot running in loafers for a subway train. Whit Stillman and the Song of the Preppy 2012-03-18T05:30:57Z Roy, particularly, shifts erratically from strained jokes to naked expressions of longing: Review | An African American couple torn apart by the justice system 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Their flavorful juices are strained and used to lend moisture and dimension to the creamy sauce for the spinach. What to make for the mom who deserves breakfast in bed 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z But there is a persistent sense in The Casual Vacancy that the language is being strained for fine effects, and not doing quite what Rowling wants it to do. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling – full review 2012-09-28T10:30:01Z “Our relationship was strained for a long time,” he said. Up Close: Alexis Bittar?s New Designs Leave Lucite Behind 2012-02-21T18:02:41Z But I never became used to the dreaded drop-offs, which were excruciating despite my attempts to mask the pain with stoicism or strained humor or complaints about the expectation of long lines at security. Modern Love: In the Current of a Long-Distance Relationship 2011-03-17T22:05:05Z A fine, but somewhat strained essay near the end of the book attempts to link commentary on Maine, privilege, whiteness and Black Lives Matter. In ‘Vacationland,’ John Hodgman confronts surrealism of adult life 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z But as his artistic aspirations grew and his control over the films in which he appeared increased, Mr. Lewis’s relationship with Mr. Martin became strained. Jerry Lewis, Mercurial Comedian and Filmmaker, Dies at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The rest of his material was tiny — and not funny — interstitials introducing the presenters with strained wordplay. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z If “Yep” is remarkably cheery despite her missing teeth and wizened appearance, then “Mum” couldn’t be more strained or crazily popeyed in her exuberant expression. Tip Toland’s cheery, startling ceramic ‘jesters’ hold court at Seattle’s Davidson Galleries | Art review 2012-11-16T23:21:05Z So while Barocci holds an important place in art history as the missing link between the strained distortions of Mannerism and the dynamism of the baroque, he has left little impression on the public consciousness. Federico Barocci: divinity in the details 2013-02-16T09:01:00Z He walked toward me with his black hair slicked and fade tight and muscles bulging out of every edge of his strained shirt and flashed full, happy, friendly teeth at me. The straight cis men at a corporate gym helped save my trans soul 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z As Doherty explains, the relationship between labor and the studios was always strained. Review | When Hollywood caved to the House Un-American Activities Committee 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z As his relationship with his mother grows strained, and Charlie is caught stealing from a neighbor, he is shipped off to his grandparents for the summer. Speaking Truth, Beautifully, to Shattered Young People 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z They also tend to have extravagant, libertine tastes in fashion and entertainment, the pleasures we fantasize about and forgo when budgets are strained. Beware the rise of vampire shows. It could mean a recession is looming 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z She stood respectfully, with a strained smile on her face. Mistrial declared in Bill Cosby sex-assault trial 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z I strained the soup and finished it with cubed potatoes and eggy noodles in the spirit of Mom's version — which, by the way, comes with a guarantee that everything will be OK. The nourishing joy of simmered whole chicken 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Their relationship, though later strained by brutal fights, is always close. Questioning Gender Amid a Chaotic East Village Childhood 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z “Tell me exactly the circumstances of the photo you posted online,” she said, mocking the strained conversation from the event. Social Media Reduce Allure of High School Reunions 2011-12-16T23:08:52Z Sensing her desperation, Marlo’s brother buys the baby shower gift that every strained mother dreams of: help. 'There's this idea that mothers are completely selfless': Diablo Cody on Tully – and the Juno backlash 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The most strained and lifeless moment brings back Heather Graham’s character from the first “Hangover,” simply as a reference. Movie Review: ‘The Hangover Part III,’ With Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms 2013-05-22T22:02:42Z Relations with family members remained strained – those I approached for this article did not respond to my requests for an interview. Britain's hidden homeless and the death of Michelle Conroy 2013-01-20T08:00:00Z For now, in a climate of strained ties and economic sanctions, both sides see no end to the impasse. Museum Director at Hermitage Hopes for Thaw in Relations With West 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z But the play’s episodic structure creates diffuseness, certain plot twists are strained, some psychological epiphanies are too tidy, and the narrative treads an uneasy tightrope between realism and symbolism. Review | ‘Mother Road’ is often a slog despite burnished production at Arena Stage 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z “It’s so nice not to be seeking all these outside things, like drinks, or guys,” she says with a strained smile. TV’s quiet 12-step revolution: Prestige comedies are changing the way we see addiction, sobriety and AA 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Late in the going, as the tumult in the band was beginning to feel strained, Mr. Brötzmann looked around and executed a short little hop, signaling a cease-fire on his own unceremonious terms. Music Review: A Kind of Orthodoxy Built on Improvisation 2011-06-09T22:53:47Z I had strained to expel the body from my own, and retreated further into myself. Shattered by childbirth 2014-03-16T00:00:00Z He was the standout in a production that otherwise strained under updating. Best Theater of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z But since then, his published fiction has strained mightily to repel any reader who might be interested. Review | J.M. Coetzee’s ‘The Schooldays of Jesus’ raises more questions than it answers 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Their scheme was almost too amateurish to believe, and even their cooperation strained credibility. 'The Americans' Recap: You Should Trust the Organization 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Their relationship was sometimes strained, but Val said he internalized his father’s methods. A Sibling Rivalry Divides a Famous Artist’s Legacy 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z At breakfast the next day, Christmas morning, I felt strained and tight. Modern Love: Modern Love - Building Christmas on Presence, Not Presents 2012-12-20T17:50:57Z The influx of so many undocumented immigrants would tax the city’s strained resources. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Anyway, going anywhere nice on your holidays?' seems a little strained. No 9 Church Street: restaurant review 2013-05-19T06:37:02Z “Feud” is the first installment of Murphy’s latest anthology series; the second season will focus on the strained marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. With “Feud: Bette and Joan,” a Hollywood rivalry for the ages becomes an epic TV experience 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z My thighs and glutes strained and started to burn, but for three miles, my enthusiasm grew. Bicycling Across the Country: Bruce Weber Reflects 2011-10-21T18:50:10Z I hesitate to say jokes, because, unlike the bounce and zing of the first movie, the tone here is more sober and the humor more strained. Review: In ‘The Trip to Spain,’ Everything Tastes Stale 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z His last contract as chairman and chief executive of Fox News and Fox Business and chairman of Fox Television Stations was set to expire in 2016, and his relationship with Murdoch's sons was reportedly strained. Roger Ailes signs contract extension with Fox 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The film lingers on Crosby’s strained interpersonal relationships, but it gives weight to his musical legacy, too. David Crosby Celebrates His Ornery Self in the Documentary “Remember My Name” 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The openings were all really strained – they were sort of awful . A life in books: Colm T?ib?n 2010-10-25T07:00:00Z “When we did, our relationship was very strained, because we were so physically and emotionally exhausted,” Greene said. If your pandemic partner is getting on your last nerve, try these tips to repair your relationship 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z If the Haqqanis were involved, that is likely to hurt already strained ties between strategic allies the United States and . Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z Royal expert Hugo Vickers says the strained relations between Meghan and her father may have reached the point of no return. Scrutiny, family woes pile pressure on pregnant Meghan 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The Vietnam scenes are far more compelling, partly because the writing is less strained and partly because the actors create a persuasive, tense and swaggering give-and-take, with movement to match. War drama hits home 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z In one example, when he chose his crew for the boat journey, he picked carpenter Henry "Chippy" McNeish, despite having a strained relationship with him. 11 facts about Sir Ernest Shackleton 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The first joins the surviving members for a whistle-stop bio as they regroup with Brian Wilson for their current tour, and it is a briskly informative, polite, if at times amusingly strained affair. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 26-30 November 2012-11-26T07:00:00Z Will the guy from the first segment -- umm, David? -- ever nurse his strained muscle back to health? Dissecting "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys" 2010-12-08T14:01:00Z The book succeeds because it concentrates on his deeply strained family dynamics, and it looks outward, more explicitly than its predecessors, toward how those conflicts reflect or embody global ones. Comics of Violence and Nostalgia From War-Torn Syria 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z And family life, however strained or dysfunctional, is never without an element of comedy. ‘Fire in the Mountains’ Review: The Mother of All Struggles 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Her singing was mixed: sometimes silvery and sure, other times thin and slightly strained. Music Review: Mozart’s ‘Nozze di Figaro’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-10-28T21:12:53Z The press release does acknowledge, however, that the production of ketchup packets is "temporarily strained." Major ketchup company denies reports of a shortage for the condiment 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z The fugitive quality of the book’s structure and plot also parallels the arc of his strained on-again, off-again relationship with his mother, who eventually descends into dementia. Review | In ‘Standpipe,’ David Hardin offers poignant, fleeting reflections on the Flint water crisis 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z While “Love/Sick” is billed as a “darker cousin” to “Almost, Maine,” they share some of the same strained features — forced quirkiness, unrealistic kisses, abrupt plot swings. Review: John Cariani’s ‘Love/Sick’ at Royal Family 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z These strained, disagreeable efforts at lightness spoil a ballet whose main emphasis is on seriously romantic responsiveness between men and women. American Ballet Theater Opens its Fall Season 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Even better, perhaps, is to serve a thick, strained yogurt with them and a scattering of toasted, flaked almonds. Nigel Slater: ‘I love the crackle of winter’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Equally, you can see their point: pop and performance art traditionally have a very strained relationship. From Yoko Ono to Lady Gaga: how pop embraced performance art 2011-07-07T21:00:03Z "The enormous disc of sail strained at its rigging, already filled with the wind that blew between the worlds," wrote the novelist almost 50 years ago. Arthur C Clarke's DNA to join mission into deep space 2013-06-26T12:46:16Z But their friendship became strained; Capote spent most of his time drinking, doing drugs and appearing on talk shows. We’re still talking about Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball 50 years later. Here’s why. 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Relations between Belfast’s sectarian neighborhoods remain strained, however. Decades after ‘Troubles,’ Belfast blooms with history, resilience 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The ensuing altercation caused Plath to report in her journal that the fight left her with a strained thumb and Hughes with claw marks on his cheeks. Review | Heather Clark’s ‘Red Comet’ is an exhaustively researched, often brilliant biography of Sylvia Plath 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Audience comprehension may be strained, for example, by the time Kene clarifies that the man on the bus isn’t him, but a friend who inspired the show. Review: In ‘Misty,’ a Restless Artist Grapples With a Gentrifying City 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z It said his behavior at his Nov. 19 concert in Sacramento, California, was "strained, confused and erratic." Kanye West sues tour insurers for $10 million over canceled shows 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Hadreas sings in a broken, strained whisper: “Something / tightens / if I don’t / hold still.” Perfume Genius’s New Album, “No Shape,” Is Full of Sunlight 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z The production has rough edges, including the strained performance of Mr. Stadelmann, a gifted actor who may have outgrown the adjective “boyish,” and an abrupt, unsatisfying ending. | 'Seven Minutes in Heaven': At Here Arts, Steven Levenson?s Play About Teen Desire 2010-06-13T21:49:00Z “It’s good to start over at 52,” he said with a strained smile. Louis C.K. Doubles Down on the Value of Saying the Wrong Thing 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Outside the center, which provides mental health and educational services to developmentally delayed children in high-risk neighborhoods, Milagros Jimenez, 54, strained for a glimpse of the duchess. Harlem cheers 'Kate, Kate!' as British duchess visits child center 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z But now we’re getting the second wave of this strained relationship between popular music and the GOP: Republicans who rap. Save us from Republicans who rap: “Remove this monster boot off the neck of our sovereign union” and … vote for Ted Cruz? 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Until recently, relations between Muslims and Spaniards were relatively cordial, quietly strained, or nonexistent. In Spain, Searching for Ancestors, Dry Wine and Calm Seas 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The cemetery walks happened when Walton and Hollingworth were living five minutes apart from each other in Norwich, after a strained period when Walton had moved to London. Let’s Eat Grandma’s Electro Pop Is Glittery. Its Subjects Are Weighty. 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Their easy intimacy suddenly becomes strained when Mr. Holmes’s Marsh casually suggests that maybe his buddy Del should buy him one of those fancy flat screens, since his old TV barely gets reception. Review: David Ives, in ‘Lives of the Saints,’ Mixes Gags and Philosophy 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z As this strained, foul-mouthed exercise in gallows humor proceeds, “God’s Pocket” sustains a facade of meanspirited deadpan comedy. Movie Review: ‘God’s Pocket’ Is John Slattery’s Directorial Debut 2014-05-08T23:52:09Z Everything seems overly strained, at least at first, including the pacing, the story and Waller-Bridge’s performance. ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Review: Turning Back the Clock 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z He rejected Pontecorvo’s own musical ideas, and in the course of their subsequent rather strained discussion about the score, Morricone found himself listening to a weird little tune Pontecorvo was humming. Ennio Morricone: a composer with a thrilling ability to hit the emotional jugular | Peter Bradshaw 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Stir ½ cup buttermilk and the fruit purée into warm, strained base. Recipe: Ice Cream Base 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z She had similarly strained relationships with other companies. Review: Kathleen Battle Returns to the Met After 22 Years. It Was Worth the Wait. 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z This familiar fourth-wall-busting trick can seem a little strained, but it’s part of an impressively integrated vision that includes dense, fragmented language woven in with themes of alienation and disengagement. | 'Five Days in March': Finding Refuge From Protests, From Toshiki Okada 2010-05-11T22:31:00Z When it tries to be about something - growing up and being responsible but still maintaining the fun and friendships of youth - it feels a bit strained. Review: `21 & Over' an all-night rager 2013-02-28T18:44:09Z Whisk 1 cup unsweetened pistachio paste and ¼ teaspoon almond extract into warm, strained base. Recipe: Ice Cream Base 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z When I first became an editor, back when your ma was wiping strained prunes off your chin, newsroom negotiations were simple. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: How about I rewrite that contract for you, Mr. Lawyer? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Baldwin’s relationship with Columbia Pictures became so strained after the studio hired Arnold Perl to rewrite major sections of the script that Baldwin abandoned the project. Finally, a Screenplay by James Baldwin 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The very word was enough to cast silence over a refugee camp as everyone strained to hear rumors and updates. Explaining America to Americans: Why don’t you get the allure of your country for refugees — that no matter how horrible life is now, perhaps it’ll be better there? 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The story builds on the strained relationship between a mother and daughter that seems inspired by See's own experience with her mother. Carolyn See, award-winning Southern California writer, dies at 82 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Durbin stressed that “strained local, state and federal budgets” made it important to identify and address possible fraud while also ensuring that eligible children were enrolled in the program. Durbin seeks help reducing lunch fraud risk 2012-01-14T00:03:00Z This was the peaceable close of “Sex and the City 2,” the strained 2010 movie that sent its characters into the Middle East and critics into ecstasies of disdain. ‘And Just Like That’: The Shoe Must Go On 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z And on the subject of 2010's Made in Dagenham, overlooked this awards season despite once being hotly tipped, she tugs her hair into a strained parting. Sally Hawkins: 'You think adulthood will hit and you'll suddenly be capable' 2011-03-13T00:05:19Z If you’re lucky enough to live near an Italian deli, most sell a good strained ricotta. Anna Jones’s homemade ricotta recipe and three things to cook with it | The modern cook 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Nadia is more original, a character pasted together out of disdain for the current obsession with all things local, homemade and beautifully photographed, and some of the many jokes at her expense are strained. ‘The Dish’ at Capital Fringe Festival serves up a decent amount of satire At first relations between them are strained almost to the point of rupture. Movie Review: ‘Trouble With the Curve,’ With Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams 2012-09-20T21:56:24Z But beet salad with thick, strained brown-butter yogurt, pears and hazelnuts can save a table’s mood and did, an almost sweet-and-sour riff on a dish that usually hits only sweet notes. Restaurants: The National Bar and Dining Rooms 2011-05-11T05:15:26Z His voice was strong, even if he'd be the first to tell you that his screams are more strained. Paul McCartney at Dodger Stadium: Fit, giddy and in vintage form 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z For dessert, walk to the Fresko yogurt bar, where you will discover there are multiple varieties of the thick, strained “Greek yogurt.” 36 Hours in Athens 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The Hulk's face even resembles Ruffalo's - tinted green and strained and bloated in colossal rage. 'Avengers' star Ruffalo has had Hulk rage moments 2012-05-03T13:23:12Z “A grainy tone in the voice inhibited everything. Bergonzi strained audibly in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the high A that caps the triumphant entry phrase.” Carlo Bergonzi, Masterful Operatic Tenor, Dies at 90 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Long separations, coupled with their stressful jobs, strained the relationship. 12 dates in 12 states: Finding love on the campaign trail 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z It was a bit of a strained relationship with MTV, and we were doing too many too fast. Heh-Heh. Huh-Huh. Mike Judge Brings Back ‘Beavis and Butt-Head.’ 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z My fellow passengers — Loren Dake and his adult sons, Trevor and Spencer — and I strained our eyes to spot a moose or brown bear below, but none were to be found. Alaska’s Bristol Bay region is rightly renowned as a fishing Mecca 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Although both Fox Broadcasting and 20th Century Fox are part of the same parent company, the relationship between the units has often been strained. Fox to get new leadership as part of corporate restructuring 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Only in a very strained manner of speaking. A Familiar Face at the Met, Now in His Own Light 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z His upper register is strained at times, but most of his singing is rich-toned and fluent. Lustrous cast in Mozart's 'Tito' at Met 2012-11-18T14:03:11Z But unlike most commercial Greek yogurts, Nounos is strained by hand, not by machine. Dominique Ansel Moves From Cronuts to Dessert Tastings 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z In a mystery novel, for example, the characters’ relationships generally evolve in tandem with the plot, becoming strained as the mystery ratchets up in intensity and then resolving on cue. Welcome to Another Novel Set in Brooklyn. This One Is Different. 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Relations between the Museum Society and the city remain strained, and the search for a new director was difficult. Trenton City Museum Faces Uncertain Future 2012-07-10T22:23:33Z But by then – for reasons not important here – things were becoming strained between us. Tania Unsworth: ‘My father was almost heroic to me. Then he cut me out of his life’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Onset of heavy use typically correlates with a drop in school performance, strained family relationships, and various behavioral issues. Pot: Not just for losers! 2012-08-15T11:44:00Z The songs are told from the perspective of various townspeople, examining everything from “hillbilly heroin” to homophobia, strained marriages, failure and depression. The Killers detour into a new and rich sonic landscape 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z At times, high-flying phrases seemed to press her voice, resulting in some strained sound. Review: A Radiant Revival of ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Though he lives minutes away from his parents outside Boston — where father and son teach at the same college, he in his father's shadow — theirs is a strained relationship. Jung Yun's family drama 'Shelter' reads like a suspenseful thriller 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z McGuinn strained to reach the high melody line of “So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star.” The Byrds’ ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ was resurrected Monday night, and it was a complete joy 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The abandon has gotten more and more cerebral, the demonic pose more strained. The Doors: 'You could call us erotic politicians' – a classic interview 2013-05-22T12:46:03Z Their relationship is strained, but Deadlust tries to help when Icarus needs money, while warning his son not to follow his path behind bars. Marcus Gardley’s ‘The Box: A Black Comedy’ Comes to Brooklyn 2014-04-13T21:56:13Z But unknown to nearly everyone else on the set, he had strained his back that morning in a most serious and painful way. The Tao of Cooper: Why High Noon Still Matters 2012-07-24T12:00:28Z Rhaenyra’s “I never jest about cake” was a bit strained, but people are still talking about the C-section murder from Episode 1. Fantasy Face-Off: ‘The Rings of Power’ vs. ‘House of the Dragon’ 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z With strained comedy, unearned sobriety and Bob Dylan on the soundtrack, the movie revisits the 1973 Swedish robbery that inspired the coinage Stockholm syndrome. ‘Stockholm’ Review: Seduced by a Hostage-Taker 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The ties that are strained here are not just geographical or cultural, but personal. Nicole Krauss’s Stories Cross Boundaries of Geography and Convention 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z The marriage was already strained by constant togetherness, he said, and now his self-consciousness about his weight gain — and the perceived pressure to work out — has compounded the tension. Sometimes I Hate My Husband’s Peloton 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The payday is huge, but it’s incidental to Danny; as he tells her during that strained first conversation, “I came here for you.” How George Clooney and Julia Roberts Quietly Became the Tracy-Hepburn of Our Time 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Only as the book winds down do they reappear, but it’s disorienting, strained. Review: A Teenager Bears Witness to Backwoods Intrigue in ‘History of Wolves’ 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z If your relationship is anything other than SOLID, having one will only further strain your already strained existence. 12 insanely bad pieces of sex and relationship advice 2014-02-10T23:57:00Z My one lasting memory of it was Joss' voice sounded a little strained, but it was otherwise a great performance by everyone. Random 'American Idol' musings: No matter the style, Crystal Bowersox would shine 2010-04-24T20:46:00Z In these scenes, Ngo’s Chum sheds his middle-aged mantle of strained affability to become a raw, quivering soul whose raison d’être is to exist, no matter the cost. Review: Partying With the Khmer Rouge in ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z I'll have to say that while this show has strained credulity at times with its connections to Julia's life and legacy, the challenges themselves have mostly made sense. I can hear Julia Child's voice in my head again after six weeks of "The Julia Child Challenge" 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Today even the language of personal revelation – a core evangelical tenet – is strained for him. Come Sunday: how one of America's biggest preachers became a pariah 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z “Sometimes I like to bring the outside inside, I suppose, but that’s about it,” she said, with a slightly strained smile. A British Home Empire Aims to Colonize America 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Donaldson famously shouted questions at President Ronald Reagan as the commander in chief strained to hear — or feigned straining to hear — over Marine One’s engines, too. Trump’s favorite venue for making news — or avoiding it — is right in front of the presidential chopper 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z With each successive season, Snow’s relationship with his brothers in black has become more strained … 'Game of Thrones' Star on That Shocking Death: 'I'm Not Coming Back' 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z The inverse is also true: If you shame, force and push, his constipation will worsen, and the training will take longer, with the worst outcome being that your relationship with him becomes strained. Perspective | My son refuses to poop in the potty. How can I fix this? 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z There were some polite if strained attempts at praise, but most people felt the film was confusing, overlong, too kinky and generally a mess. Perspective | ‘Dune’ has long divided the science fiction world. The new film won’t change that. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z In a festival clogged with strained seriousness, The Trip is different: the semi-real, semi-improv display of two funny men enduring each other's company. Toronto Film Festival: 10 Films to Talk About 2010-09-19T13:55:00Z Ramsay says she was interested in the mother and son relationship because of witnessing so many strained parent and child relationships growing up in Glasgow. Maternal torment 2011-05-16T08:23:43Z Stir ½ cup buttermilk and the fruit purée into warm, strained base. Recipe: Ice Cream Base 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Curdled and strained, it made soft ricotta for spreading on warm slices of house-baked sourdough. A Good Choice for Diners Who Don’t Need Choices 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z So they become either the loudmouth with a strained voice, or the wallflower who misses out on snacks and socializing. Worth the trip: Spy San Juan whales and sample what’s new 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z But in “The Marvels,” the bits of absurd comedy tend to feel strained, because they clash with the movie’s mostly utilitarian tone. First reactions to “The Marvels”: See what critics are saying about the MCU’s woman-centric film 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Throughout her opening variation her dancing looked strained, her manner muted to self-conscious hauteur. Bolshoi: Russian Seasons 2010-07-30T20:31:00Z In recent years, plenty of high-fashion companies have attempted to incorporate hip-hop language or swagger or silhouettes into their collections, but those conversations have generally felt strained, clearly the product of observation. Virgil Abloh, Ambassador and Infiltrator 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z There are hordes of galloping warriors, caverns that swallow entire palaces, oceans of undulating dunes that dwarf human figures on the horizon and vast desert cityscapes that undoubtedly strained terabytes of hard drive. 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time': Overloaded with special effects and fairy-tale gobbledygook 2010-05-26T22:20:00Z As Marco, the tenor Robert Brubaker offered the most involving interpretation of the evening, with only a few strained notes marring his dramatically vivid performance. Music Review: ‘La Nave’ at the Rose Theater 2012-11-05T19:39:22Z The fact is that most state budgets are already strained, and Medicaid spending is already one of the largest items in every state budget. Could the PPACA's Medicaid Expansion be Unconstitutional? 2012-01-27T20:02:03Z Set in Venice Beach, the fractured family movie "The Ocean of Helena Lee" is musician-writer-director Jim Akin's strained ode to the mysteries, fears and joys of uncertain childhood. 'The Ocean of Helena Lee' is narratively thin and strained 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Throughout his career, Coates had strained against writing anodyne pieces that would soothe the white conscience. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z It was a plausible plan, and it strained credulity just once. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 8 Recap: Showdown 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Children forced too soon to become adults act out and draw inward in scenes that some may find aimless and metaphorically strained. ‘Don’t Come Back From the Moon’ Review: When Men Leave, Children Grow Up. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Rice and the director, Kathi E. B. Ellis, lose their grounding when they turn to Jensen’s efforts to track down Austen’s photos, and the attempts at humor there are strained. Review: In ‘Alice in Black and White,’ a Pioneering Photojournalist 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Seven years after “Extraordinary Machine,” she finally released her follow-up with a hideous album cover, a rambling and nonsensical title, and a lyric sheet full of jumbled syntax and strained metaphors. 2012′s bests — so far! 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z And while the tears salting these scenes may be cynical given the movie’s embrace of a what-me-worry nihilism, they offer a necessary break from the strained patter and violence. Review: ‘Deadpool,’ a Sardonic Supervillain on a Kill Mission 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z In many respects, it’s not much different except it all feels a bit strained, as if everyone were trying too hard, especially its writer-director, James Gunn. Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Wants That Loving Feeling 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z She conducted strained conversations with Hassan, phoned her mother for advice, burned a tray of Bagel Bites. Songs of Separation, and Lessons in Persian Cooking 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z And never before has the populace strained quite so strenuously against the unbearable oppression of free will. Will "Survivor" mastermind Russell reign supreme? 2009-12-13T01:30:00Z It almost wasn't, however, as Lauren strained her voice, as explained on Idol's stage by the world's most informally dressed doctor. Judging American Idol: The Final 2 2011-05-25T07:15:00Z In 2010, its finances strained, the historically Black school in Nashville quietly sold it to a dealer — an action that generated criticism when the Times uncovered it. Why Were So Many Stettheimer Art Works Up for Sale? Not All Were Real 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z From that point on their collaboration became even more strained. When Raymond Chandler Went to Work for Billy Wilder 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Tea parties were less common in my room thereafter; no one likes the idea of tea strained through a washcloth, especially as versatile a washcloth as mine. The Hard Sell: Pot Noodle 2010-06-25T23:06:00Z After Essie surprises Bill outside his new clinic building, disclosing that she and Libby have been talking and meeting for over a year, Libby and Bill resume their fight over the family’s strained finances. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Seeking Safe Harbor 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z His relationship with his parents is strained; people eye him with suspicion in a neighborhood food shop. Riz Ahmed’s Tragic Transformation on “The Night Of” 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z While the baritone Jason Howard sang with volume and fullness, he strained at the part’s extremes and projected loudness but not character. Music Review: Leon Botstein Conducts ‘Henry VIII’ at Bard Festival 2012-08-20T21:49:34Z Washington’s strained relationships with the Afghan and Pakistani governments only exacerbated the problems, Coll writes in his excellent, engrossing account. New in Paperback: ‘Directorate S,’ ‘The Friend’ 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Following Trump’s announcement, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf acknowledged that the restrictions would exasperate an already strained travel industry, as well as the travelers themselves. Trump's travel ban: Travelers in Europe, US experience confusion at airports amid coronavirus restrictions 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Occasionally, the effort to commit fully to the conceit feels strained or shows its limitations, as when a grainy camera recording from a distance undercuts the intensity of a particularly dramatic confrontation. Review: In ‘Searching,’ a Clever Conceit and John Cho as Leading Man 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z That, combined with a fragmented public health system severely strained by funding cutbacks, corruption and a trend toward decentralization has diminished the capacity for STI treatment and prevention, according to Corrêa. Brazil should address Zika virus like an STD outbreak, researchers say 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z But the Girl Scouts of the USA criticized the initiative, saying it strained the century-old bond between the two organizations. Boy Scouts of America announce plans to admit girls: 'It is critical to evolve' 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z But in the range where Wagnerian heroines are made — above the stave — her tone could turn pinched and strained, her intonation a little wayward. Review: Heidi Melton Debuts With a Daunting Recital Program 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z But because it is strained even more than Greek yogurt, it is very thick and glossy, with the consistency and flavor undertone of a tangy, spoon-able cheese, and it is accordingly high in protein. Perspective | Confused by the many yogurt options? We can help you sort them out. 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z “Slander” is the story of Robinson’s strained relationship with her mother. Marilynne Robinson’s Essays Reflect an Eccentric, Exasperating, Profound and Generous Mind 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Act I, set in 1959, depicts a strained encounter between the Youngers and the owners of the house they are buying. Preview: Bruce Norris' 'Clybourne Park' moves in at Seattle Rep 2012-04-19T20:29:04Z And there were strained attempts at comedy, with one singer and one violinist arriving onstage from the auditorium, as if by mistake. Dance Review: ?Tango y Vida? at Chase Latino Cultural Festival 2010-08-02T22:00:00Z Yet the comedic legend’s relationship with the show grew strained after his departure, and he hasn’t graced the halls of Studio 8H in more than 31 years. Eddie Murphy, Wayne and Garth, Paul “Still Crazy” Simon: Here are our hopes and dreams for the SNL reunion 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Pour the resulting strained warm milk over the bread. 20 best autumn recipes: part 2 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z "Going the Distance" charts the trials of early 30s love, strained by logistics and the restrictive job marketplace of a recession. Review: Drew Barrymore's 'Going the Distance' 2010-09-01T22:49:00Z Those Who Can’t Critic, 1; Amazon users, 4.4 A strained farce about three incompetent and unpleasant teachers who plot to bring down the even more unpleasant student who loves to taunt them. Watch List: Original Pilots, Judged by the Masses 2013-04-22T21:43:18Z Not everything has worked: Cooke's attempt in 2008 to bring a musical, Wig Out!, to SW1 was condemned by one critic as "strained and anorexic". Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre 2011-01-31T00:05:02Z The gaiety among the ensemble seems overly high-pitched and strained, with the exception of a steely performance by Rosaleen Linehan as an overbearing matriarch. The Dead – review 2013-01-06T18:03:54Z Set in Argentina, and shot mostly in black-and-white, it revolves around the strained reunion of two estranged brothers, which builds up to a family showdown of operatic proportions. This week's new films 2010-06-25T23:05:00Z Another dramatised his strained relationship with the press and paparazzi. Justin Bieber; Carly Rae Jepsen – review 2013-03-10T00:05:31Z The Birth of a Nation works best when its story is told most simply, without too many strained poetic images. Bold and Fraught, The Birth of a Nation Merits Your Attention 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z What’s missing on this album are songs in the vein of “Highway 20 Ride,” one of this group’s most affecting hits, about a strained relationship between father and child. Critic’s Notebook: Zac Brown Band Releases ‘Uncaged’ 2012-07-11T22:10:41Z Well, the darkness helps to reduce that possibility, and it creates a Victorian atmosphere as Laura tremblingly explores the house, her pale strained face illuminated by her lamp. The Silent House ? review 2011-04-07T14:00:00Z His strained relationship with the label goes back to the success he achieved with his second album, The Cool. Lupe Fiasco: 'I have the right to speak out' 2011-03-03T21:59:00Z Mr. Padmore projected the texts admirably and produced much beautiful tone, but there was also a lot of purposefully strained, attenuated sound in the high register. Review: Two Masters Unite in a Meeting of Musical Minds 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z But even these sections are muddied by Pohlad's weakness for strained artiness, like a shot that apparently sends a camera down, down, down Wilson's auditory canal. Uneven 'Love & Mercy' saddled with one Brian Wilson too many 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Each version deepens our understanding of the characters by highlighting new details: a strained smile; the hesitation before a hug. ‘Farewell Amor’ Review: Alone Together 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The playwright has not strained herself over the lyrics, pretty much all unpublishable. Review: ‘Locked Up’ and in for a Ruff Night 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z He started softly and built to louder stretches, but the performance felt odd and strained. James Durbin makes earth move on 'Idol' 2011-04-28T02:21:00Z The sun, relentless as a curse, baked the streets, strained the energy grid, and torched the vegetation. With the 2016 Summer Olympics just a year away, what Brazil can learn from World Cup 2014 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z At times during our visit, she would look toward the TV and mumble, in a strained rasp, about something she saw on the screen. I can't wait to not do Thanksgiving 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Their relationship is strained at the best of times, the search for a father who deserted them long ago striking to the very heart of their rivalry. The publishing year 2012 2012-12-21T22:55:02Z The rest of our communications proved a little strained. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z Her relationships and her community ties become strained. 5 ways American policies make us lonely, anxious and antisocial 2014-04-22T11:50:00Z And things feel especially strained when it comes to race, which is supposed to be a main focus of the season. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 6: Breakdown 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z As McCurdy grew older and more independent, her relationship with her mother became further strained. Jennette McCurdy Is Ready to Move Forward, and to Look Back 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the theme of alternative reality runs through much of her work, evoking her own flight from a childhood colored by a strained relationship with her parents. Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing dies aged 94 2013-11-17T20:50:17Z The exchange of costumes between Giovanni and Leporello in the second act, and the resulting mistaken identities, strained suspension of disbelief beyond the breaking point. Review: A Singer’s Strong Return in a Drab ‘Don Giovanni’ 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The relationship between Beczala and Netrebko, once his friend and frequent collaborator, has become strained since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. A Tenor’s Secrets to ‘Lohengrin’: Golf and a Blunt Spouse 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “Know that I just,” his voice dropped to a strained whisper, “love you so much.” ‘1, 2, 3 … Exhale Together’: Broadway Families, Reunited at Last 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Ms. de Niese, though strained at times, sang with fullness and richly expressive shadings. Review: ‘Eurydice,’ a New Opera, Looks Back All Too Tamely 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Many viewers were also repelled by the sexist commentary from Sheldon that couldn’t really be saved by his strained elocution and left-field historical factoids. How “The Big Bang Theory” Normalized Nerd Culture 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z For thousands of years, the root sap was boiled, strained and sweetened to cure sore throats or simply be eaten as a treat. A brief history of the s’more, America’s favorite campfire snack 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z But Michael Spyres, his tenor usually trumpeting, sounded uneasy in the title role, his phrasing abrupt and the top of his voice strained. At the Opera, Humans Bear Witness to Atrocity, or Ignore It 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The randomness and whimsy of the material and the delivery, while often entertaining, are often too strained and knowing. Review: Deborah Hay’s ‘Match-Play’ Fuses Dance and Theater 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Rousso’s study of how France strained to reëstablish small-L liberal continuity across an autocratic interlude struck me as instructive and perhaps illuminating for the path ahead. The Deep Irony of a Scholar of Vichy France Being Detained in Houston 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z A subplot in which Brody again becomes a double agent was “strained”. Claire Danes on the end of Homeland: 'It was so nice to play such a badass' 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z To start, he infused milk and cream with bitter orange and mandarin, which he then strained and thickened to serve with almond cake. Rachel Roddy’s Sicilian pasta with anchovy, lemon and breadcrumbs 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z There are a few Grant hallmarks: the immigrant family, the beautiful woman in a fur coat, the strained parent-child relationships, all reminiscent of The Cast Iron Shore and Booker-shortlisted The Clothes on Their Backs. We Had It So Good by Linda Grant - review 2011-01-30T00:38:01Z The whole "she wants to eat the placenta" bit trying to make the point that Ms. Barr feels that things have just gone too far left was strained and stupid. Roseanne Conner Has Become a Trump Supporter. Just Like Her Creator. 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Barring a few strained passages and shaky notes, he sang with passion and theatrical energy all evening, remaining strong throughout his wide range. Music Review: Crazy Little Thing Called Love, in Some of Its Many Variations 2011-02-15T22:29:38Z Olive’s relationship with her son, Christopher, is strained because she is Olive. Elizabeth Strout on Returning to Olive Kitteridge 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z “Trying to purchase bags online would have taken a big chunk of our already tightly strained budget,” said Teresa Concepción, executive director of The Red Door Place. FreshDirect, but Make It Fashion 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z After the show, I was surprised to see that only one musical number is actually titled “My Imagination,” as the word is sung throughout, often in strained rhyme with “invitation.” In 'Finding Neverland' at the Pantages, pirates and pixie dust obscure the show's secret weapon: Sorrow 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z How oddly holiness situated itself among the things of the world, how endlessly creation wrenched and strained under the burden of its own significance.” How well do you know your Orange prize trivia? 2012-05-30T13:52:59Z Boseman would watch the action onstage, mesmerized by verbal directions he strained to comprehend, and by the lights, and by the grace-filled bodies in wordless dialogue. How Chadwick Boseman Embodies Black Male Dignity 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z But a familiar story is told clearly and appealingly, in a contemporary language that includes a host of sometimes witty, sometimes strained variations on Cyrano’s self-mocking wit. Review: A Nose by Any Other Name in a Hudson Valley ‘Cyrano’ 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z My relationship with this woman is now strained. Perspective | Ask Amy: Young relationship feels like a messy first draft 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Her chicken soup had to be clear gold, strained through a linen napkin, with “small eyes” of fat, as she put it, not globs like floating paddleboards. What My Mother’s Cooking Taught Me 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z At one point, Nelson strained to push his rasp high enough to meet Musgraves in harmony. Perspective | Women aren’t the future of country music. They’re the present. 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Rosebiani evidently wants to avoid depressing his audience while addressing a serious subject, but his aims are likely to be lost in this film’s strained mugging. Movie Review: ‘One Candle, Two Candles ...,’ About Forced Marriage 2014-02-20T22:24:11Z And the attempts to portray the dawning social consciences of the singers — who became famous at the height of the civil rights movement — can feel strained. Review: An All-Star Team in the Temptations Musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z I got back on my bike and watched as he strained, his face red and hair drenched. Modern Love: Revenge of the Friend 2011-03-24T19:20:52Z The musical uses Spice Girls songs including "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life" in a tale of four friends whose bond becomes strained when their band enters a TV talent show. Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever' opens in London 2012-12-11T12:43:19Z Jess, in a script written years earlier, complained of similar treatment — though a strained relationship between the royal family and the British press certainly isn’t a new prediction. Harry and Meghan’s Exit Has Been Dramatized Before 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Against this thick muteness, my ears strained to listen for something, anything. Sex in trees 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z Relationships within the quartet become strained; will they ever make beautiful music again? 'A Late Quartet': beautiful music, dissonant relationships 2012-11-08T21:07:04Z After it sits awhile, the Scotch, now redolent of chestnuts and cocoa, gets poured off and strained. Spirits: If you want flavor in a cocktail, maybe you need some fat. Just a little. 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Hours of painting punctuated by strained coffee breaks with Mum coaxing me to please eat just a little more. Family life 2012-11-17T00:05:03Z In January 2010, Little Flower delivered a report to the court stating that the boy’s relationship with his father remained deeply strained and that his psychiatrist was concerned about the boy’s tales of abuse. For New York families in custody fights, a “black hole” of oversight 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z The strained onion and crispy chicken bits is called gribenes and is heaven. 12 questions about schmaltz with Jake Cohen 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Her slow thrusts were accompanied by compliments of James’ performance, and his occasional strained whimpering for more lube. Dominatrix for a day 2012-11-04T01:00:00Z The Greek debt crisis - and concerns it might spread to Spain and Portugal - has strained relations in the European Union. Undertones of debt crisis at European song contest 2010-05-28T16:21:00Z To my mind, there's something a little bizarre and strained in these elements, although they may well be taken directly from real life. Peter Mullan's Neds heads London film festival's most-awaited list 2010-10-21T16:37:00Z This is a "Daddy's Little Princess" whose relationship with her emotionally distant mother is strained nearly to the breaking point now that the man she worshipped is dead. ‘Outlander’ Season 2 Finale: I Believe You 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Yet there was a fumbling, strained feeling in too much of the partnering, with Jared Angle the only male standout. Dance Review | New York City Ballet: From a Dreamy World to a City?s Tough Streets 2010-02-19T23:14:00Z The recipe for modern family entertainment also calls for a dollop of strained sentimentality, here provided by challenges, internal and external, to Sherman and Mr. Peabody’s domestic harmony. Movie Review: ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Reboots the Time Machine 2014-03-06T13:00:01Z As he trots over to Sandra’s house after dark yet again, this subplot feels strained. 'The Americans' Recap: Paige and Kimberly, Growing Up Too Fast 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Or Michael may find himself in the alternate version in which he and Rex are trying to feel out their strained relationship against the backdrop of Hannah's death. We dare you to snooze through 'Awake' 2012-03-01T00:04:04Z I wish I could say that I was proud rather than jealous of the attention he got, but the imbalance strained our relationship in a way that it hadn’t been in years. After Losing My Sight, Struggling to Be Seen 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z |
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