Examples of 'high-strung' in a sentence
Meaning of "high-strung"
High-strung is an adjective used to describe a person who is easily agitated, nervous, or tense in temperament. It refers to individuals who are inclined to react strongly to stressors and may exhibit heightened emotional reactions
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- Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
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I am the high-strung one in the relationship.
She has a tendency to be a bit high-strung.
I am high-strung anyway when it comes to stress.
You also called me emotionally high-strung.
A high-strung person tends to speak quickly.
He is normally a rather high-strung little cat.
But i am high-strung and really enjoy my alcohol.
I apologize for being so high-strung lately.
That kind of high-strung girl is as stubborn as they come.
This is difficult given my naturally high-strung temperament.
I used to be high-strung and judgy like you.
Louise has always been extremely high-strung and vital.
He met a high-strung stewardess and they fell in love.
I am getting kind of a high-strung vibe from you.
Two high-strung narcissists who need each other.
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You do not seem so high-strung like she say.
These are just little nervous habits because you are so high-strung.
They are uncommonly high-strung for a nocturnal rodent.
They think they make me too jittery and high-strung.
A lot of them are high-strung because they have to be.
This is the burden of friendship between extremely high-strung individuals.
They said you were high-strung and would be quite surprised.
All diane said about the interview was the woman was high-strung.
She finds me silly and high-strung and you know it.
To develop mindfulness is to gradually recondition some of our most high-strung impulses.
I wish you would be high-strung and crazy for once.
Bunny would have done something with her life if she was not so high-strung.
A little high-strung maybe and once you get her.
My reasons being that women are very high-strung and emotional people.
She was so high-strung and temperamental before the attack.
His explosions of temper maintained the discipline of this camp of high-strung people.
They have been observed to be very high-strung and react quickly to danger.
Without enough mental and physical exercise they will become high-strung.
They can be a bit high-strung and oversensitive to sound and touch.
A leash walk twice a week just is not enough activity for a high-strung dog.
I often choose bodies which are high-strung emotionally because they match my character.
The maid who said she saw the rodents has a tendency to be a bit high-strung.
The aquarium must be covered as they are high-strung and excitable, with a tendency to jump.
Only certain high-strung and imaginative types of people usually have such psychic experiences.
This psychic ability can make the child high-strung and overly emotional.
They can be high-strung if not given the proper type and amount of exercise.
Doing so can make both adults and children high-strung and put everyone on edge.
A delicate and high-strung child, she early showed a talent for drawing and modeling.
That pup will breathe its very last High-strung breath.
The one who lives a high-strung lifestyle but also cares about her wellbeing.
In addition to his pridefulness and arrogance, Rat is very high-strung and easily upset.
Some dogs are high-strung and need an owner that can control and restrain them well.
Other breeds such as Arabians are viewed as too high-strung for the demands of charreria.
Her high-strung temperament ensured the constant attention and solicitude of her husband and daughters.
They will become disruptive and high-strung if they do not receive enough exercise.
