Temper in example sentence

The cuadrillero finding himself so disrespectfully treated by such a sorry-looking individual, lost his temper, and raising the lamp full of oil, smote Don Quixote such a blow with it on the head that he gave him a badly broken pate; then, all being in darkness, he went out, and Sancho Panza said, "That is certainly the enchanted Moor, Senor, and he keeps the treasure for others, and for us only the cuffs and lamp-whacks."

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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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