hot-tempered
Example Sentences
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A welter of memoirs and biographies have traced their colorful lives as well as their relationships with one another and with their hot-tempered father, David.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
He has earned a SAG award and Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his role as Jack McCoy, a brilliant albeit hot-tempered prosecutor who bows to no one but Lady Justice.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
Detractors considered him a hot-tempered, arrogant bully and dubbed him "Hurricane Billy."
From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2023
Liverpool put their recent Premier League struggles behind them to end Manchester City's unbeaten run in an enthralling and hot-tempered encounter at Anfield, which saw Jurgen Klopp sent off.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2022
Young, hot-tempered Marq Piper urged a strike west at easterly Rock instead.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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