worked up
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"It's surely going to keep shaking. I'm going to stay calm; I'm not going to get worked up about the breathing issue."
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 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
“Sometimes, if I get really, really worked up on behalf of a client, I have to remind myself it’s not your life, it’s not your divorce, it’s not your kids,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
It was sometime in 2019 when Goldhaber and his frequent collaborator Isa Mazzei first worked up a pitch after being approached by executives at Legendary Entertainment about the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
And he was glad he hadn’t worked up the nerve to ask her, not after seeing the color that Duke Perrington’s face turned upon discovering the pair.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
By the same token, a lot of people who are super worked-up about "cancel culture" are also isolated and anxious about being left behind in a changing world.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2022
Her best portraits combine areas of worked-up detail — especially hands and faces — with areas intentionally left blank or given only cursory treatment.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2021
It’s also very effective at lulling a worked-up child into relaxation, especially at bedtime.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2019
Standing between an agitated police officer and a worked-up protester who were nearing blows near a gas station in the Sherman Park neighborhood, Hamilton said he stepped in to urge calm.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2016
Let us be ordinary people, let us treat everybody alike, and then we shall not need any artificially worked-up solidarity.'
From Aspects of Literature by Murry, J. Middleton
