overstrung
Example Sentences
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Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But Loring's overstrung mood sensed this maternal indulgence, and it infuriated him still further.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives
It was about two in the morning when the fellows made their rush, a band of Ghazees leading it, and I'll own that we were all a little overstrung.
From Blake's Burden by Harold Bindloss
Secure at last, his overstrung nerves relaxed and he slid gratefully over the edge of sleep.
From Native Son by T. D. Hamm