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
"Gie's yer haun, my frien," said the man who had whispered in Jamie's ear, with an air of high-wrought enthusiasm.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various
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
He could hardly help laughing once more at the ridiculous collapse to his high-wrought expectations.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant
In the prophecies and the psalms we have seen the high-wrought poetry of Israel's religion.
From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring
