overwrought
adjective
over·wrought
ˌō-vər-ˈrȯt 
ˌō-və-
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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Jeffrey Harris, a former prosecutor with the Southern District of New York, said jurors might have agreed that the prosecution’s case was overwrought from the start.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 2 July 2025
The narrative is deliberately overwrought and overwritten.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
And any fear—and hence bigger discounts—caused by overwrought debt worries just makes our opportunity even sweeter.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Their handbags would be architectural in shape, sleek and spare of overwrought ornamentation.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 2 July 2025
The narrative is deliberately overwrought and overwritten.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
And any fear—and hence bigger discounts—caused by overwrought debt worries just makes our opportunity even sweeter.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Their handbags would be architectural in shape, sleek and spare of overwrought ornamentation.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for overwrought
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“Overwrought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwrought. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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overwrought
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over·wrought
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