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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And rather than looking constricted in overwrought ensembles, the actors appeared comfortable in their own skin.
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Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
The dialogue is overwrought, the plot contrivances are gratuitous, and the show has never been more fun.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
To a complacent, be-cool-and-get-over-it nineties sensibility, this might have sounded like overwrought posturing.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
The dialogue is overwrought, the plot contrivances are gratuitous, and the show has never been more fun.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
To a complacent, be-cool-and-get-over-it nineties sensibility, this might have sounded like overwrought posturing.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Overwrought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwrought. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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overwrought
adjective
over·wrought
ˌō-və(r)-ˈrȯt 
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