Temper in example sentence

'Well,' says the lady, 'that's true; and therefore I'll only take her home for a week, then, that I may see how my daughters and she agree together, and how I like her temper, and then I'll tell you more; and in the meantime, if anybody comes to see her as they used to do, you may only tell them you have sent her out to my house.'

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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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