lose temper

Example Sentences

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At first the horses did not heed, but presently one began to lose temper and courage and turned in toward the upward slope.

From Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy by Stratemeyer, Edward

“Hold on, boys; you’re forgettin’ my yarn,” interposed Lockley at this point, for he saw that Stubley was beginning to lose temper.

From The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"Come, come, Mark, don't lose temper about trifles."

From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James

We do ourselves actual physical harm when we lose temper; the tart speech takes virtue out of us.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Harland, Marion

The young Frenchman, who was of an excitable disposition, at last thinking that the English boys were laughing at him, began to lose temper, and so did they, at what they considered his unexampled stupidity.

From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by Kingston, William Henry Giles