Straining
Both words in one sentence
- Shagnasty kidnapped him, then proceeded to tear off strips of skin over and over, straining his vampire Healing Factor to its limit.
Source: Literature / Turn Coat - In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, B'wana Beast pulls a Heroic Sacrifice this way, straining his powers to death to tear apart a revived super-Starro (after the Hunter had already drained him to revive it in the first place).
Source: Cast from Hit Points
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