high-strung

Example Sentences

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Though Ferguson is best known for playing the high-strung lawyer Mitchell Pritchett on the ABC sitcom “Modern Family,” he was a regular on New York’s Off Broadway stages before turning to the small screen.

From New York Times

In 1922, one of the earliest studies to emphasize the benefits of touch found that rats who were infrequently touched were more timid and high-strung than those who were petted.

From Salon

Margaret is high-strung, bordering on hysterical, and territorial when it comes to her child, who seems to prefer the company of Dana.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the kind of directive that wouldn’t be necessary at most companies — even, perhaps, most high-strung, high-design event-planning firms, even at the height of gala season.

From New York Times

She played Nancy Oliver, a young maid hired by Gregory and told not to bother his “high-strung” wife.

From Seattle Times