lose temper

Example Sentences

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“I beg pardon, sir,” said the butler, turning his eyes again on the visitor, who was beginning to lose temper.

From Blind Policy by Fenn, George Manville

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.

O'Hara looked at him, undecided whether to lose temper or laugh; finally, again turned to the glass and resumed the operation on his beard with a studious show of deliberateness.

From Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire by O'Shea, John Augustus

All concerned are strictly enjoined to preserve their presence of mind, not to lose temper, and upon no occasion whatsoever to give offence to the inhabitants by making use of uncivil language or behaving rudely.

From Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction by Braidwood, James

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