tantrum

Example Sentences

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The joint amicus brief called the department labelling Anthropic a risk "a potentially ruinous sanction" for businesses and little more than a "temper tantrum".

From BBC

He pouts and whines and I’m afraid he’s going to have an all-out tantrum, and for some reason, because I don’t know what else to do, I applaud.

From Literature

As I stood there holding onto my net and watching that monkey throw a tantrum, I figured out what it was that he was trying to tell me.

From Literature

Opal folded her lower lip down so that she looked like a large toddler on the verge of a tantrum.

From Literature

It’s also an unforgiving portrait of the daughter, who is far from sympathetic as she whines, throws tantrums and makes endless demands.

From Los Angeles Times