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

There is no affectation of high-wrought adventure or heroic enterprise about it.

From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport

Yet under lofty and high-wrought emotion, the yearning of the soul toward the Supreme Power often breaks spontaneously into the language of personality.

From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring

We fear that we cannot promise the full gratification of these high-wrought expectations.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas

Heaven, when it gives such high-wrought souls as thine, Still gives as great occasions to exert them.

From Percy A Tragedy by More, Hannah