Examples of even-tempered in a Sentence
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No matter how friendly and even-tempered the beast might be, Trudeau said, everyone is affected by its every twitch and grunt.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 July 2025
While at work, Capone, who wasn't known for being even-tempered, got into a fight.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
This astrological placement is easygoing and even-tempered.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Elizabeth was grateful that her son had always been even-tempered.
—Rozina Ali, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Calm, reserved and even-tempered, Buck doesn’t drink, dance or gamble.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
Some female elephants are both so intelligent and so even-tempered that villagers in Thailand have used them as babysitters.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
That said, Reddit’s r/ebikes forums seem slightly more even-tempered on the mid-drive option.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2021
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 July 2025
While at work, Capone, who wasn't known for being even-tempered, got into a fight.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
This astrological placement is easygoing and even-tempered.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Elizabeth was grateful that her son had always been even-tempered.
—Rozina Ali, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Calm, reserved and even-tempered, Buck doesn’t drink, dance or gamble.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
Some female elephants are both so intelligent and so even-tempered that villagers in Thailand have used them as babysitters.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
That said, Reddit’s r/ebikes forums seem slightly more even-tempered on the mid-drive option.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2021
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“Even-tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even-tempered. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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