wrought

[US]/rɔːt/
[UK]/rɔːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. crafted; processed; elaborate
v. worked

Phrases & Collocations

wrought iron

wrought up

wrought aluminium

Example Sentences

the mortality wrought by an epidemic.

a highly wrought article

a carefully wrought plan.

an ornate wrought-iron railing.

The watch was wrought with great skill.

a bridge made of wrought iron

a big house with a wrought-iron gateway.

the ruin and heartbreak wrought by alcohol, divorce, and violence.

she didn't get too wrought up about things.

The steel roof has been coloured to match the finish of the original wrought iron.

parts of the curved balcony had been sectioned off with wrought-iron grilles.

The poplar trees lined the redbrick driveway, which led to a pair of wrought-iron gates.

The screen was an old one, of gilt Spanish leather, stamped and wrought with a rather florid louis-Quatorze pattern.

Real-world Examples

The first message read, What hath God wrought?

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

No one can overlook the wonders that science has wrought for our lives.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

The scale of destruction wrought by hurricane Michael in the U.S. is becoming clearer.

Source: BBC World Headlines

Then we minister to others the very Christ who has been wrought into us.

Source: 2019 ITERO - The One New Man Fulfilling God’s Purpose

Now, it seems, the change they wrought is being undone.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It availed nothing, however; Dick was not to be wrought upon by any such arguments.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Christ created the one new man, the church, with God's nature wrought into humanity.

Source: 2019 ITERO - The One New Man Fulfilling God’s Purpose

In 1844, the message, " what hath God wrought" was sent in Morse code from the capital to Baltimore.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

The NHL blames the disruption wrought by covid-19.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Modernist architects wrought their iconoclasm in city centres and university campuses.

Source: The Economist - Arts

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