temperamental

Example Sentences

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Shockley was a heavy-handed, temperamental and capricious manager.

From Los Angeles Times

Padma poetically says, "From pilau to paella to tahdig, rice can be temperamental," which most certainly sums up both the pros and cons of rice at large.

From Salon

Journalist Bill Moyers, who served as LBJ's press secretary for two years, admired the man's politics but has described him as temperamental, mean-spirited, demanding and explosive.

From Salon

The Bob De Niro she gossiped with over a temperamental kerosene stove on the street was the actor’s father.

From New York Times

But every spring and summer, there are bad surprises when they slide open their massive warehouse doors only to discover that temperamental Honeycrisps have turned to mush.

From Seattle Times