temperament

Example Sentences

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The stakes were higher and layered with the existential absurdity of abrupt shifts, which he carried with an elegant, slightly seething temperament that has found its expression in the work.

From Los Angeles Times

This would have been the kind of chase that Virat Kohli would have masterfully approached in the past - one where temperament was as pertinent a factor as talent.

From BBC

Knowing what the stranger looked like didn’t explain what the stranger was like in personality and temperament.

From Literature

Backstage at the Blue Note jazz club, Wyclef Jean spreads out on a couch with the air of a sunned cat, his temperament dialed warm.

From Los Angeles Times

His peacenik bonafides never seemed very believable considering his violent, hostile temperament, but they did become part of his brand.

From Salon