Examples of tantrum in a Sentence
had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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Vanderbilt making fun of Brian Kelly’s postgame tantrums?
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
The young girl was screaming and kicking during the mid-air tantrum, and she can be seen hitting Lee several times with her feet.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Mansplaining calculus and throwing a tantrum when Cady slips out the smallest Regina-ism?
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2025
However, his game Thursday was akin to a temper tantrum.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
The young girl was screaming and kicking during the mid-air tantrum, and she can be seen hitting Lee several times with her feet.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Mansplaining calculus and throwing a tantrum when Cady slips out the smallest Regina-ism?
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2025
However, his game Thursday was akin to a temper tantrum.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 18 Nov. 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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