hotheaded

Example Sentences

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Johnny, the youngest and most literally hotheaded of the group, is apt to light himself on fire when he can’t be bothered to find a flashlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

Chicago Ebon is the one who embodies Richie, the hotheaded consigliere in “The Bear,” a scuzzily charismatic dude whose masculinity lands somewhere between woefully misguided and willfully abrasive.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Moscow, husky and bearded, is often seen trying to calm his hotheaded, handsome son, Denver.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2022

But umpires don’t want to have some hotheaded youngster questioning their authority and strike-zone judgment or showing them up.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022

The chiefs were unconvinced, and clearly thought I was a hotheaded young man who would get himself in trouble.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela