untempered

Example Sentences

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Both sides would incur massive losses if their rivalry intensifies, untempered by any sense of shared interests, and leads to war.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2021

Idealism untempered by an understanding of the complex interplay of forces inside a country ends up in this sort of mess.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2019

Still, optimism persisted in spite of it all, at least long enough for many American leaders to greet the Arab Spring of 2011 with untempered hope.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2018

If by “rewarding” you mean “educational” — not a different definition that would involve, for example, money or untempered joy.

From The Verge • Nov. 3, 2017

Some were fascinated by the untempered race of man.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir