How to use "overwrought" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "overwrought" in popular movie and book plots

  • When she recovers, the child sincerely thanks him, leaving him overwrought with emotion.  - Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
  • Rinaldo meets Tiphani Lawton, and finds a kindred spirit in the overwrought Terran woman.  - Hastur Lord
  • Andre is overwrought by his repressed feelings toward Vroni, and after seven years, begs her to run off with him.  - Betrayal (1929 film)
  • Constance is overwrought with anxiety over the impending arrival of Nina and Nicholas Denery, who will spend the weekend at her house.  - The Autumn Garden
  • mrs Kentley calls, overwrought because she has not heard from David, and mr Kentley decides to leave.  - Rope (film)
  • He becomes overwrought and insists that Travis take care of Dee.  - Irish Thoroughbred
  • Zarodnix says Morbius is overwrought and notes that he’s always like this just before the ���feeding’.  - Vengeance of Morbius
  • Along the way, they become good friends, but Poushkoff grows overwrought after drinking too much brandy with dinner aboard the train.  - Knight Without Armour
  • The overwrought Gopal admits his authorship of the infamous letter to Radha, an admission which almost destroys his friend.  - Sangam (1964 Hindi film)

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