Examples of tantrum in a Sentence
had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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This wasn’t even a tantrum, just more of that quiet seething.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Children can cheat, destroy, throw tantrums.
—Maria Balaska, Time, 23 Nov. 2025
And this toddler galaxy is throwing quite the tantrum.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025
From smart speakers that soothe toddlers to apps that tell parents how to handle tantrums, technology has slipped into the heart of family life.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Children can cheat, destroy, throw tantrums.
—Maria Balaska, Time, 23 Nov. 2025
And this toddler galaxy is throwing quite the tantrum.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025
From smart speakers that soothe toddlers to apps that tell parents how to handle tantrums, technology has slipped into the heart of family life.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm 
: a fit of bad temper
Medical Definition
tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm
: a fit of bad temper
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