tantrum

Example Sentences

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When his son threatens to have a tantrum, for example, they practise "shaking it out" together - processing the emotions safely.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

It looked like a late-night office tantrum by an architect sick and tired of fitting parking spaces into garages, and in a sense it was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

But this dissent is not just a theatrical temper tantrum; it is a cry for help.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

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

Being an American, it was expected of him, and who was he to deny the world an occasional tantrum?

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris