temper tantrum

Example Sentences

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"All of a sudden it was like Poseidon is having a temper tantrum here with these waves just crashing huge," she added.

From BBC

But this dissent is not just a theatrical temper tantrum; it is a cry for help.

From Slate

Online there is much debate as to what caused this trumpet temper tantrum.

From BBC

Mets relief pitcher Jorge López threw a temper tantrum during a blowout loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Each of us was, at any given time, one captain’s announcement away from a temper tantrum, but we were also competitively careful to be polite to one another and to the airline staff, as if determined to demonstrate that those wild videos of short-tempered passengers being duct-taped to their seats did not represent us, the makeshift civilization of this departure lounge.

From New York Times