temperament
Example Sentences
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Beagles are used in research partly for their size and even temperament.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Solovyov, who received high doses of radiation and has undergone countless medical checks, attributes his longevity to good health, regular sport, a calm temperament and genetics.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Bethell certainly has the talent, attributes and temperament to open, yet has only just found a home at number three with his stellar maiden century in the final Ashes Test in Sydney.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Setting the film in the Midwest helped tune it to Odenkirk’s particular temperament.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
He was a chemist, not a physicist, with an intellectual temperament much closer to Oppenheimer’s than to Lawrence’s.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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