immoderate
Example Sentences
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Ehrenreich records the medieval Christian church’s long battle to eradicate unruly, ecstatic or immoderate dancing from the congregation.
From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2020
But the immoderate 6-year-old remains his default setting.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2020
Meanwhile, Babylon took on the most immoderate overtones imaginable the night before in an extraordinary new Staatsoper Unter der Linden in Berlin production of Jörg Widmann’s “Babylon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2019
MacCulloch paints a portrait of Cromwell as a brilliant individualist with a talent for making money, a head for languages, an immoderate love of books and many friends.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2018
To these traits should be added a thorough-paced treachery, and, what might seem rather inconsistent with their other qualities, a large share of vanity, and an immoderate love of praise.
From The Captive in Patagonia by Bourne, Benjamin Franklin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
