How to Use temperament in a Sentence

temperament

noun

• The two women were opposite in temperament.
• That’s just not my temperament; that’s not the way I was brought up.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2022
• But the proof will be in the results, and that only comes with time — and the next test of their temperament.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2022
• Yet Jeff has the look, and temperament, of a deeply anxious geek.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 June 2022
• Meticulous records from the time show how different the girls were in temperament even in their first few weeks of life.
  — Juliet Butler, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
• There are so many factors, including the temperaments of both parents and the child.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• The source added that their different temperaments began to wear the couple down.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 July 2023
• Because my temperament — win, lose or draw — has always been kind of even keel.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
• This is more true of certain breeds, but really any dog can have a puller’s temperament.
  — Mike Richard, Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023
• The temperament that had worked so well with students backfired more often than not.
  — John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022
• Your chart is ruled by Saturn, giving you a strong temperament and a stubborn streak.
  — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
• This tends to work well for both zoom-ie kids and more thoughtful, observant temperaments.
  — Victoria Barber, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
• Advertisement The kind of temperament that can tolerate long nights alone with the stars often has a lot of room for quirks.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• Maybe a little too much so for Bumgarner, who is known to display a fiery temperament every now and then.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2022
• The king’s weakness is one of both temperament and circumstance.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• While their sizes and temperaments may vary, one thing rings true for just about every pup on this list: unmatched loyalty.
  — Karla Pope, Country Living, 23 June 2023
• At the same time, careful attention needs to be paid to a contrasting temperament and set of values.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
• These snakes are known to have a tame temperament and strike only if under extreme distress.
  — Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2023
• The risk is even higher if a child experiences one of these three things and the child also happens to have a more difficult temperament.
  — USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
• Haley, by contrast, won 86% of those looking chiefly for a candidate with the right temperament.
  — Gary Langer, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
• Technique and temperament issues can arise in a piano trio.
  — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 6 May 2023
• Chew seems to have the right temperament to keep TikTok in various governments’ good graces.
  — Dexter Thomas, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
• According to Eddy, this trend appeals to the temperament of many Gen Z students.
  — Kat McKim, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2022
• Kent is everything Cam is not, at least in terms of success, but also in terms of temperament and confidence.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
• Muttville’s residents are all listed on a white board by the offices, along with their breed, color, temperament and ailments.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2023
• To make matters worse, Thomas believes he was born with a depressive temperament.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022
• Wray, whose low-key temperament is in many ways the opposite of Comey's, is seen as a calming presence in a turbulent period for the bureau.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022
• Wray, whose low-key temperament is in many ways the opposite of Comey’s, is seen as a calming presence in a turbulent period for the bureau.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 20 Aug. 2022
• William Sofield, of Studio Sofield, is a modernist by temperament and a historicist by training.
  — The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2022
• While many of us strive to avoid the dangers of positive thinking, a consensus seems to be growing that a change in the national temperament would be welcome right about now.
  — Dave Shiflett, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024