high-wrought

Example Sentences

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There is no glamour, no ecstasy, no high-wrought moment in his tranquil pages.

From Time Magazine Archive

In spite of the high-wrought intensity of feeling which had been now and then displayed, grave decorum had ruled the proceedings; and now, though few were really satisfied, the approach to unanimity was remarkable.

From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John

These three high-wrought strokes of satirical humour were perhaps never equalled by any exertion of the pencil; excelled they cannot be.

From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John

But his high-wrought brilliancy, this unceasing point, soon fatigue.

From Brief History of English and American Literature by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

In her present high-wrought state all her senses were excited to their intensest keenness.

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.