temperamental

Example Sentences

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However, the machines were temperamental and often produced mixed results.

From Washington Times

But they’re temperamental, and ensuring they have a good environment to grow is no easy task.

From Washington Post

Shockley was a heavy-handed, temperamental and capricious manager.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Comer, who still clings to his reputation for bipartisanship — photographs of him and Mr. Biden are prominently displayed in his office — is the temperamental opposite to his investigative counterpart, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio.

From New York Times

Padma poetically says, "From pilau to paella to tahdig, rice can be temperamental," which most certainly sums up both the pros and cons of rice at large.

From Salon