Temper
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Half an hour later the Slav tutor found his pupil on the stairs, and for a long while could not make out whether he was in a
temper
or was simply crying.
More example sentences with word temper
As humans, what's important to remember is that we've developed, we've evolved over time to temper, or tame, these basic animal instincts.
A good reader has an artist's passion, a willingness to get caught up in the story, but just as importantly, the readers also needs the coolness of judgment of a scientist, which acts to
temper
and complicate the reader's intuitive reactions to the story.
Because it was cheaper, she lived with a boyfriend who displayed his
temper
more than his ambition.
I was a young drug dealer with a quick
temper
and a semi-automatic pistol.
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