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
It wore a severe, and, to Mr. Binney's overstrung perceptions, it seemed a contemptuous look.
From Peter Binney A Novel by Archibald Marshall
Yes, yes, I know you were overstrung at that time, and didn't see yourself very clearly, but look at the thing now—you're calm now.
From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
When little Anna arrived she looked overstrung, her hands trembled as her thin fingers turned the pages of her manuscript and arranged the lights on the tribune.
From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson
