How To Use Highly strung In A Sentence
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On behalf of my client, Mrs. Fennell, I wish to impress upon the Bench the gravity of the offence with which the accused Richard Fennell is charged, namely, drunkenness from excessive use of an illegal intoxicant known as poteen, house-breaking, terrorizing and almost paralyzing with fear his highly strung and sensitive wife, and adding insult to injury in resisting arrest by his Majesty's guardian of law and order,
Duty, and other Irish Comedies
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Breeds differ in how highly strung they are, how much they snap at children and in their fondness for barking.
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His voice always seems highly strung, like he's about to crack, yet there's also something cold and unemotional to it.
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She was a highly strung artist, recognised for the intensity she brought to her roles.
A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945
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She may sound highly strung, but her demeanour is admirably grounded.
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She was a nervous, highly strung and jumpy individual.
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She was a nervous, highly strung and jumpy individual.
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She REALLY needs to do a barista course, but instant is probably the best bet for highly strung “people on the go” not only because of the convenience but also cause of the high caffeine content of the robusta ‘bean’ which is basically the bean used for ‘instant’.
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She said: 'She is a highly strung fox terrier.
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Show-jumpers are highly bred thoroughbred horses and as a result they are extremely highly strung.
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The weighing room before a National is a highly strung place, where the customarily quiet jockeys get noisy and the noisy go quiet.
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It concerns a highly strung, ambitious woman who throws a Hallowe'en fancy dress party to impress her boss.
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She was a nervous, highly strung and jumpy individual.
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Their new horse is very highly strung.
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Further back in female evolutionary history, being constantly anxious, insecure and highly strung was vital to the survival of the female.
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She was a nervous, highly strung and jumpy individual.
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Sandra was a dealer lacking in professional experience, who had a highly strung temperament.
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It concerns a highly strung, ambitious control freak who throws a Hallowe'en fancy dress party to impress her boss.
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But then rivalry between highly strung tenors (or sopranos ) is hardly new.
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He was by nature a shy man who could at times be highly strung.
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Such diplomatic nuances reflect the highly strung relationship between the two countries.
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Further back in female evolutionary history, being constantly anxious, insecure and highly strung was vital to the survival of the female.
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Who said ballet was only for highly strung wrecks?
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She said: 'She is a highly strung fox terrier.
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