worked up
Example Sentences
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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
One shows McKeller’s recognizably African American head in meager outline transformed on the same sheet of paper into a more worked-up head of Apollo, based on a plaster cast of the Apollo Belvedere.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2020
It’s also very effective at lulling a worked-up child into relaxation, especially at bedtime.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2019
When you find yourself mansplaining the term “mansplaining” to a worked-up faction of Twitter on a Sunday evening, you can assume you’re not getting the best out of your leisure time.
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2019
By a cleverly worked-up case on his opponent's side, Kit is so cross-examined as to be found guilty by the jury, and is sentenced to be transported for a term of years.
From Ten Boys from Dickens by Williams, George Alfred
