lose temper
Example Sentences
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A good supply of patience and politeness is needed in shopping, and a true lady or gentleman will not lose temper or forget good manners, even if a clerk is impertinent or disobliging.
From Lessons on Manners For School and Home Use by Wiggin, Edith E.
He knew how wrong it is to lose temper, and he despised the frivolous excuses often made by people for doing so.
From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.
"Kings are but mortal," he said, "and never to lose temper would be impossible to any man."
From Temporal Power by Corelli, Marie
Indeed, during all the too short time I had the pleasure in being in this man's company I never saw him lose temper: and yet, remember, he was one of England's ablest warriors.
From With Ring of Shield by Magee, Knox
At first the horses did not heed, but presently one began to lose temper and courage and turned in toward the upward slope.
From Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy by Stratemeyer, Edward
