ill temper
Example Sentences
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Such a choice almost certainly would have ended in death, either from starvation, exposure or from the ill temper of another grizzly.
From Washington Times
Brimming with regret and felled by his own ill temper, Springsteen’s narrator hits rock bottom — quite literally — with “Stones.”
From Salon
Guyana's foreign ministry immediately issued a statement decrying a "frenzied display of ill temper" from Venezuela - which it dubs the "new conquistadors" with a "greed for territory".
From BBC
Yet the ill tempers of the opening two days had subsided as the galleries stood in rapt wonder of the quality on display.
From The Guardian
Unfortunately, if you live in Ngor and you suffer from jealousy or ill temper, you can marabout the object of your resentment.
From BBC
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