temperament
Example Sentences
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Temperament remains the most mispriced asset: Buffett never claimed to be the smartest person in the room.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
A new test on the scene, Helen Fisher’s Temperament Inventory, identifies whether you’re a testosterone, dopamine, estrogen or serotonin, purportedly in the name of love.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2019
The Humm-Wadsworth Temperament Scale, a popular personality indicator from 1935 that sorted people into five different types, drew on the novels of Dostoyevsky and Flaubert.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2018
Temperament wise, they are two and three year olds.
From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2016
It was this recalibration of pitch that became Equal Temperament - or equal tuning.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing temperament
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"The Mixer," Vocabulary from the short story
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Vocabulary from the First Presidential Debate: September 26, 2016
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