temper

The arachnid hormones in his body are surging, causing his pupils to turn black and his temper to explode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

In the build-up to the convention, though, the Washington Post reported on some stories from Maine that had been bubbling up on social media about his temper and shouting matches with fellow lawmakers.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

Disraeli’s personality and wit contrast favorably with the manner of today’s bland technocrats who combine the temper of Victorian radicals with the tone of Georgian political managers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

But Marino and Wain wisely temper this punchline throughout their script.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Ralph finally lost his temper and squeaked at the top of his voice, “Beat it, you rotten little rodents!”

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

The summer break, Roberts has said, is the time when tempers cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

"Their last meeting is what calmed tempers," she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

She says his calm sensibility tempers her impulsiveness and stress.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

Wilson, who has a personal relationship with Hegseth that likely tempers his typical inflammatory rhetoric, was more delicate.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

"Roses are red, violets are blue," he recited, instead of counting to ten so as not to have two lost tempers in one room.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

On Holding tempered its sales outlook for the year after the running-shoe maker reported lower-than-expected sales in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The excitement over the Dodgers getting Tarik Skubal should be tempered by a couple of factors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

The relief at the numbat's revival is tempered by worry this will make it harder to access the funding and support needed to cement those gains.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Activity was up strongly in the oil sands sector of Western Canada following longer-than-anticipated unscheduled maintenance that had tempered growth through the first three months of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The man loved the opulence of the ship, just as he loved Pullman Palace cars and giant fireplaces, but his foot problem tempered his enjoyment.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Because faced with those competing truths, Hochman could have used prosecutorial discretion — the art of tempering the law with the mores and ethics of the community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

A third reason for tempering our enthusiasm about the data is that U.S. life expectancy remains far below that of other high-income countries.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Hyperscalers look attractive on the view that investors could see more tempering of capital expenditure, given poor stock performances in the past few months.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Xi said at the time that the army had "undergone revolutionary tempering in the fight against corruption".

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

In the autumn the leaves flamed and rat- fled before the west winds, tempering their sad atheu with glory.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White