sweet-tempered
Example Sentences
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Baker, detectives learned, had been a sweet-tempered practitioner of Wicca, a form of nature worship that shunned violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Tour de France organizers confirmed the death Thursday in a tribute to the sweet-tempered rider known as much for his close finishes as his victories.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Elizabeth, though, lives with her sweet-tempered husband Stephen, who suffers from mild but increasing dementia.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021
The first, Feels Good Man, tracks Pepe’s journey to notoriety from the point of view of its creator, Matt Furie, a sweet-tempered, somewhat credulous California-based illustrator.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2020
Her grandmother had taught Luna, when she was a little girl with scabby knees and matted hair, how a caterpillar lives, growing big and fat and sweet-tempered, until it forms a chrysalis.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
