temper tantrum

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Online there is much debate as to what caused this trumpet temper tantrum.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

He has called on Salvador Dalí’s melting clocks to underscore a tennis player’s temper tantrum, likened a baseball player to a piece of taxidermy and linked athletes with sculptures by Rodin.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Every time she is caught and punished, she throws a little temper tantrum about how it isn’t “fair” that I get to wear what I want and she can’t.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

“Just throwing a temper tantrum and stomping your feet — frankly, not only is it wrong — it’s just pathetic.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023

He looked just like a toddler having a temper tantrum.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer