tantrum

Example Sentences

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It’s the same feeling that a petulant toddler has when throwing a tantrum toward its parents.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Nvidia now sits at less than 24, after hitting its lowest point since last April’s tariff tantrum earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Corporations buying back their own shares have gotten some of the credit for fueling the stock market’s record-setting comeback from the April tariff tantrum.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

This year's Miss Universe in Thailand has been marred by ugly drama, with allegations of an insult to a beauty queen's intellect, a walkout by pageant contestants and a tearful tantrum by the host.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Everyone was looking at him, as if he were six and throwing a temper tantrum, or like he was a time bomb, about to erupt any second.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny