temperateness
Example Sentences
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It is a sow’s ear made from the silk purse of his election, which was the nation’s plea for temperateness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
The smartest strategy, therefore, is to encourage Kavanaugh when he demonstrates temperateness and restraint.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021
For all his temperateness of tone, and for all the meticulously reasoned arguments that he has shepherded into the pages of National Affairs, Levin justly says his ideas are radical.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2014
He kept his face toward the hills, and he did not trouble himself with any useless analysis of his unusual temperateness.
From The Uphill Climb by B. M. Bower
The very temperateness of the reply made him see that he had been inaccurate.
From The Happiest Time of Their Lives by Alice Duer Miller
