worked up
Example Sentences
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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
Valerie Fridland, a linguistics professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, says that while the study was well done, more data should be collected over time before we get too worked up about it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 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
Yet something about Sunday’s ceremony made it hard to get too worked up about all the historicizing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
I spend enough time thinking about him and don’t have to get you all worked up as well, simply because I’m so miserable!
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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