How to Use tempered in a Sentence

tempered

adjective
  • The coach was not just intense but also hot-tempered and vengeful at times.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • At night, hippos come ashore to feed and can be highly aggressive and short-tempered.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 5 Aug. 2020
  • The usually stoic and tempered lawyer breaks down in terror and shame, not caring who sees.
    — Kellee Terrell, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 May 2019
  • Made from hardened and tempered carbon steel, the extra-deep shovel makes digging easy.
    — Jeffrey Harper, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The super-senior brings a fiery magnitude that lifts his tempered Bulldogs.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Georgia has similar ambitions, if a tad more tempered.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Once the numbers are chosen, the players are ushered into the next room, revealing a bridge made of 18 pairs of tiles made of normal or tempered glass.
    — Quinci Legardye, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The pandemic was a bit more tempered in October compared to Billie’s first time on the ground in New York.
    — Laura Coburn, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Glassware without a microwave-safe label should not be used, including non-tempered glass, antique or fragile glassware, or glass with metallic trims or decorations.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • His comments are in stark contrast to some of the more tempered statements corporate CEOs have made about AI replacing human employees.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Councilmember Jose Preciado took a more tempered view on the state’s position, and said the financing question should be separated from broader concerns about the project’s design.
    — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

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