From his strained expression, she knew how hard it had been for him to say the words.

With a strained expression, Chase turned to setting up the camp before darkness fell.

He waited for her smile but she was looking at him with a serious, strained expression.

The strained expression that came onto her face showed him he'd made an error.

There was a strained expression on her face, no sign of triumph.

The ranch manager was standing nearby, a strained expression on his face.

Doctor Tam followed close behind him, wearing a strained expression.

It grew when she saw her adopted mother's strained expression at the next contraction.

Another sensitive area, if the strained expressions around the table were any indication.