1 In the golden light and pringling air he felt excitable and high-strung .
2 Cold, of course, as Germans are, and rather high - strung , but incredibly pretty.
3 We've always known that Katie was the most high - strung of the children.
4 The king of empaths, Alvin was high - strung and utterly devoted to Elena.
5 There she meets 28-year-old Charlie, an assistant to a high - strung venture capitalist.
6 She's very high - strung . She gave a soft laugh and shook her head.
7 As her father says, she's high - strung , and she's been working madly.
8 He was a brisk, pudgy, high - strung person whose movements were swift and certain.
9 As typical in a high - strung roster, the meeting didn't end well.
10 It was eloquent, vibrating with eloquence, but too high - strung , I think.
11 Gareth sat down beside her and sent the high - strung vehicle rocking.
12 Olivia was much more high - strung than she was, and could have been exaggerating.
13 People were always a little high - strung the day before a battle.
14 Jolie is a little high - strung anyway, and my being late just-
15 You're made to eat constantly, he complains in his high - strung vibrato.
16 His reaction was the exact opposite of Ollie's; Skip was younger and more high - strung .
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