be intemperate
Example Sentences
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He can be intemperate and is a fierce protector of allies.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2017
"We are not dissuaded by what may be intemperate rhetoric of litigation," Nye wrote in a letter to the board of directors.
From Reuters ● Dec. 17, 2011
It is not fair to assume that all resentment against national Prohibition is due to a desire for unlimited license to be intemperate.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Dalai Lama refuses to be intemperate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now cowardice is more voluntary than intemperance, since no man desires to be intemperate, whereas some desire to avoid dangers of death, which pertains to cowardice.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
