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
For no very evident reason, except that he was overstrung, he could have shouted in alarm as he lay upon the wet flooring in the dark.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
A little more heat was required, for he had over-damped the powder, and in his overstrung condition the extra time entailed in providing that heat was maddening.
From With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)
