ill-tempered

Example Sentences

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The two sides meet at a sold-out Stade Chaban-Delmas in a re-run of last year's ill-tempered Champions Cup final.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 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

Unlike the shockingly ill-tempered previous meeting in February, US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky seemed determined not to look confrontational - despite their remaining differences.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

See Donald and Daffy, ill-tempered anthropomorphic animals who aren’t afraid of making a display of their displeasure.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023

“You know he is as ungainly within as without. A deficient, ill-tempered, lowering, stupid fellow.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens