How to Use lay/put stress on in a Sentence

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• Drought and failure to water trees have put stress on older growth.
  — Sofia Jeremias, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
• But that wouldn’t put stress on the Bucs like scoring a touchdown would.
  — Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
• Long travel days usually aren't fun, and even short ones can put stress on your body.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
• Nutrients that cause the body to retain fluids put stress on the kidneys.
  — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
• The length of the marathon alone can put stress on various organs, including the heart and lungs.
  — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 June 2025
• Dehydration also can put stress on your heart and increase your risk of fainting.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
• Despite the reports of milder illness, the variant still threatens to put stress on the economy.
  — Time, 28 Dec. 2021
• For instance, carrying too much weight or an unbalanced load can put stress on your shoulders, spine, knees, and other joints.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
• So far, Tse said the increase has not put stress on his hospital’s intensive care unit in the same way as previous surges.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• The Wings weren't able to convert on a third power play, and that put stress on Ville Husso and the penalty killers.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2022
• Impact from droughts in Texas, the largest producer of cotton, has put stress on the industry, said Zhu.
  — Sarah Swetlik | [email protected], al, 16 June 2022
• Black said new restrictions will only further put stress on providers who have been seeing an influx of patients from states with restrictions.
  — Devyani Chhetri, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• The child's mothers alleged that the legal proceedings put stress on their relationship.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
• Since side-sleeping tends to put stress on the hips and shoulders, side sleepers need a bed that provides extra pressure relief to those tender areas.
  — Jillian Mueller, PEOPLE.com, 18 Aug. 2021
• Early studies have suggested that heat could put stress on fungi that thus far have not been able to withstand body heat, to evolve to be able to survive in the human body.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
• This will help to alleviate a common form issue too; sometimes, overeager lifters allow their hips to rise too fast, which can put stress on the lower back.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• The goal is to put stress on the defense, stacking multiple actions that create indecision for the defense.
  — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Apr. 2024
• In contrast to this year's drought, heavy rainfall and hot temperatures last summer put stress on the trees, prompting the leaves to change later in the season.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
• Even at this speed, the rollback can cause wear and tear, as the motion and vibrations can put stress on the rocket—so the Artemis team doesn't want to roll in and out too many times.
  — WIRED, 27 Sep. 2022
• Running can put stress on these areas, so having an electrolyte powder that supports joint health is beneficial for long-term performance.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• Drought conditions along with peak water demands continue to put stress on the regional delivery system.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 20 July 2022
• Another is that Silicon Valley’s high-achieving atmosphere may put stress on teens.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
• Accessories like buckles, ties, drawstrings, and clips can keep your cover securely attached to the furniture during storms, but high winds or heavy snow can put stress on the seams.
  — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
• Fields pointed out that the tariffs would in theory apply to auto parts that go back and forth across the border, which could compound the potential price increases and put stress on the supply chain.
  — Spencer Kimball,kevin Breuninger,jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
• Ways to conserve energy Cranking up the air conditioning can put stress on Michigan's electric grid and your own air conditioning unit.
  — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
• However, escalating Covid infections put stress on Albertsons’ supply chain as more workers called out sick.
  — Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022
• Researchers who have studied the limits to how much heat humans can tolerate note that even less-extreme temperatures with higher humidity can put stress on the heart and other body systems.
  — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 20 July 2023
• Valuation losses may not have been fully priced, the watchdog said in its financial stability review, which could put stress on the funds’ cash buffers if redemption requests were to surge.
  — Loukia Gyftopoulou, Fortune Europe, 21 May 2024
• The missile-centric strategies of Hezbollah and Iran have put stress on Israeli-American defenses.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
• The Ally's curves and weight distribution put stress on my pinky fingers and the base of my palms, but the Ally X, despite weighing 70 grams more, feels all-around better.
  — Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2024