Temper in example sentence

It was necessary to the happiness of both; for however dissimilar in temper and outward behaviour, they strongly resembled each other in that total want of talent and taste which confined their employments, unconnected with such as society produced, within a very narrow compass.

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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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