phlegmatic

Example Sentences

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Last week’s local elections came as close as the phlegmatic Brits come to delivering a revolutionary message.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Romance: Another of Pynchon’s late crime novels, “Bleeding Edge” also chronicles the tender but tested love between insurance investigator Maxine Tarnower and her phlegmatic husband, Horst.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The fact that credit markets had been at record-tight levels running into the Iranian war heightens the vulnerability of credit markets, although Bergeron did acknowledge the market reaction thus far has been phlegmatic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Australia assistant coach Daniel Vettori was phlegmatic and acknowledged their players should keep their approach simple.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

Through the years, old Rena remained phlegmatic, paying no apparent attention to the bedlam which had intruded into her twilight years.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey