lose temper

Example Sentences

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"Kings are but mortal," he said, "and never to lose temper would be impossible to any man."

From Temporal Power by Corelli, Marie

Quiet enough these animals are at times, but whatever other travellers may say, I advise you to keep out of their track when they lose temper.

From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Stables, Gordon

The curate began to lose temper in earnest.

From The Master-Christian by Corelli, Marie

The young Frenchman, who was of an excitable disposition, at last thinking that the English boys were laughing at him, began to lose temper, and so did they, at what they considered his unexampled stupidity.

From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by Kingston, William Henry Giles

We do ourselves actual physical harm when we lose temper; the tart speech takes virtue out of us.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Harland, Marion