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
He does not need to laugh, for laughter, like weeping, is a relief of mental tension�and the happy are not overstrung.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is so overstrung that she has had to have sleeping drafts.
From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.
Each time that this happened, Véronique had a sense of relief and her overstrung nerves grew relaxed.
From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
