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
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
"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
He is too scornful, too high-wrought, too bitter.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew
We fear that we cannot promise the full gratification of these high-wrought expectations.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas
