overstrung
Example Sentences
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Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hadn't he said so himself: "Marietje, when you feel overstrung ... think of me!"
From Dr. Adriaan by Couperus, Louis
True, he had seen no animals which he could have any cause to fear, but at this moment of overstrung nerves he felt a child's dread of the dark.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert
Only too often before a match, he felt nervous, overstrung, but it did not occur to him that he was on the verge of disaster.
From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.
