worked up
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, I worked up my courage and said, “Hi, my name is Nick. I love your hat. I have one just like it!”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He was much more worked up about the golf carts and electric scooters around town, which he thought would inevitably lead to some kid getting hurt.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
"The defendant appeared agitated and worked up, and was remonstrating as he got back into his van," said Knight.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
But thousands of men were pouring into Redding to build the dam — a 602-foot concrete behemoth that irrigates millions of acres of Central Valley farmland — and they sure worked up an appetite.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
I never worked up the nerve to actually ask her out or walk her home or anything that bold.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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