overwrought
adjective
over·wrought
ˌō-vər-ˈrȯt 
ˌō-və-
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Examples of overwrought in a Sentence
The witness became overwrought as she described the crime.
became overwrought when she heard that her child was missing
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Sparrow’s deep admiration for the 32nd president results, at times, in overwrought prose.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
The feature does add another dimension to the narrative, but the dialog still seems, to me, rather predictable, resembling something lifted from a bad romance novel or an overwrought piece of fan fiction.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
Here, Linklater eschews the overwrought trappings that these types of movies typically fall into.
—EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Kinda understandable, really, considering how overwrought his performance was.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
The feature does add another dimension to the narrative, but the dialog still seems, to me, rather predictable, resembling something lifted from a bad romance novel or an overwrought piece of fan fiction.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
Here, Linklater eschews the overwrought trappings that these types of movies typically fall into.
—EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Kinda understandable, really, considering how overwrought his performance was.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Overwrought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwrought. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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overwrought
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