Examples of tantrum in a Sentence
had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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Schwartzman pours all of the requisite bitterness and petulance into Ash, including a few very funny tantrums.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The best way to manage pet tantrums, according to Netmeds, is to allow the episode to run its course.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Fraser reveals an uncanny pattern of polluting smelters and the men brought up in their shadows, prone to mood swings and erratic tantrums.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Trump and his minions have gone so far as to limit the Associated Press’ access to the White House in a petulant tantrum because the AP, like the rest of the world, refuses to accept his silly renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.
—John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The best way to manage pet tantrums, according to Netmeds, is to allow the episode to run its course.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Fraser reveals an uncanny pattern of polluting smelters and the men brought up in their shadows, prone to mood swings and erratic tantrums.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Trump and his minions have gone so far as to limit the Associated Press’ access to the White House in a petulant tantrum because the AP, like the rest of the world, refuses to accept his silly renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.
—John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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