strung-out
Example Sentences
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The result is more of a strung-out patchwork than a theatrical encapsulation of Prokofiev’s 3-act, more than 2-hour score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
This was a loose, strung-out event but one graced with humor.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023
A stout defense by Gen. George “Pap” Thomas on Snodgrass Hill covered the Union retreat, but Forrest’s lack of aggression enabled the strung-out columns to reach the safety of Chattanooga without serious pressure.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022
Rader’s portrait of the faltering playwright two years before his death, much like the Williams of John Lahr’s psychoanalytic biography, depicts a strung-out mess.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2017
My normally harried, rushed mother always turns into a strung-out retail junkie just before Turkey Day.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
