She still looked strained, but also about a thousand times less so than the day before.

The young waiters often look strained, but manage to stay cool.

He looked strained, she thought, as he opened the door.

My father managed a smile that didn't look too strained.

There were cops between the two groups, looking strained and tense.

The poor little things look white and strained and old.

It was no wonder Gray looked so strained and tense, though.

He did not elaborate; his face, I saw, looked strained and pale.

His face looked strained and he still glanced toward the side, at someone sitting in the front pew.

I had never seen Julius look so strained and old.