temper
Example Sentences
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He was so heavy his legs sometimes collapsed under him, so we put him on a diet and that is when I began to see and understand temper in dogs.
From Literature
"If realised, the speed at which borrowing costs ease may be tempered."
From BBC
Still, there was some reprieve on the oil front as both main contracts dropped around two percent after US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said officials were looking at plans to temper the price gains.
From Barron's
Hopes are high but tempered; often a condor couple’s first egg doesn’t survive because they’re still figuring out the care process.
From Los Angeles Times
The Italian distiller set out cautiously positive guidance for a year in which it expects sales and earnings growth to be tempered by trade tariffs and currency effects.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
