ill-tempered
Example Sentences
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So when Nick Woltemade put Newcastle ahead in the first half of an ill-tempered game, in which Arsenal also had a penalty overturned by VAR, the away fans may have feared the worst.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Ruskin’s ill-tempered insistence that drawing is an exercise of virtue was alien to Church’s character, but the same conjunction of extreme naturalism and a sort of vague pantheism is always present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
If it sounds polarised, ill-tempered and fractious, that is because it is.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
In the Dodgers’ World Series run last season, Treinen was as vicious as an ill-tempered Doberman, going 2-0 with three saves, a 2.19 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
The boar gave an ill-tempered snort and let him pass.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
