well-wrought
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But it attains the weight of well-wrought drama as Yosef and his family consider complex questions of home and dislocation, and it’s put together with a strong sense of rhythm and composition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
"It combines an extraordinary story, rich themes and the history of the last 40 years of South Africa in an incredibly well-wrought package," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2021
But it is not hard to find examples of seemingly well-wrought strategic visions that, ultimately, did not deliver the expected returns.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2017
Andrew Ferguson, a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, remembers once marvelling at Carlson’s ability to turn out well-wrought magazine prose, but he is not a fan of the show.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 3, 2017
The vault, whose wall arches are stilted and slightly pointed, has strong well-moulded ribs springing from the well-wrought capitals of tall angle shafts.
From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum
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