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Meanings of strained every muscle in English

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Usage of strained every muscle in English
1
He strained every muscle to its utmost, kept every nerve to the highest tension.
Alice of Old Vincennes
2
Thyrsis' position strained every muscle in his body; it made each minute seem an hour.
Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel
3
How she strained every muscle now to overtake him!
Old Greek Stories
4
His men strained every muscle to reach her.
The Three Lieutenants
5
Thomas strained every muscle and started jumping his chair in tiny steps toward where she sat.
The Scorch Trials
6
Then he strained every muscle and rose slowly up, with his foes still clinging to him.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
7
He strained every muscle, but it was useless.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
8
Bravely those men strained every muscle; but the thing was unwieldy and the work was slow-fearfullyslow.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
9
But Harry caught his right wrist, and a struggle took place, in which each strained every muscle.
For Fortune and Glory: A Story of the Soudan War
10
The same hideous fears gripped me hard and fast, as I strained every muscle in the mad pursuit.
Animal Ghosts; Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter
11
He strained every muscle to escape.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
12
Then he strained every muscle, and, for a few seconds, the distance between them did not seem to diminish.
Frank Merriwell's Chums
13
He traveled slowly, leading the way for Kazan, who strained every muscle in his aged body to drag the sledge.
Isobel : A Romance of the Northern Trail
14
He strained every muscle of his body in order to throw me, until I had to put forth my whole strength.
Roger Trewinion
15
Jack's heart swelled within him at sight of that well-known form and face, and he strained every muscle against his bonds.
Jack Haydon's Quest
16
The short oars cracked as the men strained every muscle, and shot the boat, not over, but right through the falling deluge.
Saved by the Lifeboat
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