temperament
Example Sentences
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Your stories should demonstrate not only what you’ve accomplished, but that you did so with the right attitude and temperament.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
The hearing on Wednesday -- the only formal hurdle before a floor vote -- quickly turned tense, with Paul confronting Mullin over past comments and questioning his temperament.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
To all but his most fanatical followers, it’s clear he possesses a megalomaniacal personality and violent temperament.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
And behind the remarkable story of Andrew's arrest is also a personal story, two brothers, different in temperament, with different responsibilities in their family, who are now on different sides of a police investigation.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The Took family was still, indeed, accorded a special respect, for it remained both numerous and exceedingly wealthy, and was liable to produce in every generation strong characters of peculiar habits and even adventurous temperament.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing temperament
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"The Mixer," Vocabulary from the short story
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Vocabulary from the First Presidential Debate: September 26, 2016
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