worked up
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes, if I get really, really worked up on behalf of a client, I have to remind myself it’s not your life, it’s not your divorce, it’s not your kids,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The group worked up a policy to try to address a homelessness crisis that seemed to be spiraling out of control in Albuquerque, but also in cities all over the country.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Given the number of ballads she’d worked up, George asked Douglass and Littell to write a couple of new uptempo tunes; among the ones they came up with was the frisky “La Lune S’en Va.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Whatever remarks have been exchanged, they've clearly worked up until now.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
“I’m not interested in performing in his play, but perhaps we’re all worked up about nothing. Maybe Count Olaf really is just trying to welcome us into the family.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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