temperate

Example Sentences

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I’m all too aware of how quickly behavior can turn compulsive and how even the most temperate individual can unknowingly find themselves in over their head.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

While humans cause most fires in the tropics, climate change is intensifying natural fire cycles in northern and temperate regions, the researchers said.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"Expanding and strengthening a rare temperate rainforest isn't a one-off intervention, it requires steady, long-term effort."

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

With a combined 650 lb-ft of torque on tap, the Vistiq moves with serene authority through daily traffic, temperate and precisely modulated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

“That’s the point. According to Grumman, the earth’s magnetic field changed dramatically at various times in the past, and the earth’s axis actually moved, too, so that temperate areas became ice-bound.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman