high-strung
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Playing the high-strung mayor in “Widow’s Bay,” Rhys shifts between droll humor and genuine terror with ease, anchoring the show’s winning blend of real and supernatural.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
We eagerly drink in the discord because the stakes are illusory, even if the high-strung emotions turn out to be real.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
Tom is a law professor and his wife, Amy, is a frustrated and high-strung housewife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
It’s a universe removed from his Emmy-nominated performance as the high-strung Chip in “The Morning Show” — but it’s a role he seems to relish.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
“She is high-strung and has not been herself since that fainting fit she had on the evening of the reception.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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