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
Jack rose to his feet, confused by this sudden turmoil coming when his nerves were overstrung.
From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang
However much inclined other members of the gang might have been to relieve their overstrung nerves with a laugh, Rodwood's threat was enough to force them into silence.
From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Harold Avery
His nerves must have been overstrung, for he started violently, and came within an ace of dropping both candle-stick and match.
From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Guy Newell Boothby
