hot-tempered

Example Sentences

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A welter of memoirs and biographies have traced their colorful lives as well as their relationships with one another and with their hot-tempered father, David.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

That isn't the only accusation against Prabowo: an ambitious, intelligent and hot-tempered officer who, as Suharto's son-in-law, was a fast-rising star in the military.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

Caan was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of the hot-tempered Corleone in 1972's "The Godfather."

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2022

In a cast that included Marlon Brando as his aging father, Vito, and Al Pacino as his somber younger brother, Michael, Mr. Caan more than held his own as the coarsely sexy and hot-tempered Sonny.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

“He was a hot-tempered genius. Did you know he was famous even when he was alive?”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg