intemperance

Example Sentences

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The ensuing interplay between caregiver and patient, faith and denial, asceticism and intemperance, veers from chilling to morbidly comic.

From New York Times

Some spats are sparked by the jealousy of older moderates; others by the intemperance of younger progressives.

From Salon

Suddenly, Batali’s proud intemperance was considered in a new light—as emblematic of a kind of ugly behavior that had been allowed to flourish in the industry for too long.

From The New Yorker

All of this goes much further than simply kvetching about Trump's intemperance or general unfitness.

From Salon

And it wasn’t too long ago that Trump criticized Mitt Romney for intemperance on the topic as the Republican presidential nominee.

From Washington Post