Sentence examples for small temper from inspiring English sources

When the station's reporter asked the girl to describe the attack, the girl only admitted to a small temper tantrum.

The many water features around the house — including three large koi ponds (one of which used to be a backyard swimming pool) and seven smaller ponds — temper the heat of summer.

Instead, start with a relatively small concession to temper the other party's expectations.

His immediate elation over this small trove was tempered when he realized that each envelope's embossed red-and-white stamp was marked "150 cents" seven cents short for first-class mail.

Small, wee steps to temper the mood.

This Rudy Giuliani was always a hero with just a few small flaws (like his temper).

Even Bush called on Congress yesterday to temper one small provision in last year's energy bill that offered oil companies a quick tax write-off of the costs of oil exploration.

This may be due to its potency: cooks need only use small amounts, and often temper it with olive oil, so as not to overwhelm its companions in a dish.

Zaquanna Albert, the girlfriend, has said Small had a short temper and enjoyed three drinks that night at a barbecue.

That would be the sharpest fall since the Depression, and the first decline in trade since a small dip in 1982.Unsurprisingly, tempers are fraying as governments struggle to find ways to protect their own.

But then something odd happened: The tablet market matured all at once, and fresh consumer appetite for small, touch-based slates tempered as regular folk held onto their devices longer than expected.