lose one's temper
Example Sentences
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It’s easy to lose one’s temper in this situation, so the counsellor has instructed the friends and family members to organize their thoughts on paper.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017
A few minutes later, Stafford addressed the court, again thanking Eulian for his apology and saying she knows what it feels like to lose one's temper.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2015
It is most fit and natural to lose one's temper; but the throwing out of so much moral ballast does not help one to overtake that train.
From Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life by Lee, Vernon
I discovered also how easy it is to lose one's temper with these men.
From Roving East and Roving West by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
Douglas rarely had a debate with either in which he did not lose his temper, and to lose one's temper in debate is generally to lose one's cause.
From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by Blaine, James Gillespie
