Examples of tempers flare in a Sentence
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But getting them together almost derails the entire production when old rivalries reemerge and tempers flare.
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Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
The revelations come in a council term marked by belligerence and bullying, in and out of the council chamber, where tempers flare with alarming regularity, fissures often open along racial lines, and the F-bomb has been dropped.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
In both plays, everyone behaves badly, tempers flare and nothing flies right.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
As tempers flare and two hotel waitresses look on with bemusement, Sam (Toheeb Jimoh) finally comes up with a solution: a team-wide, pressure-releasing pillow fight.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
As tempers flare and two hotel waitresses look on with bemusement, Sam (Toheeb Jimoh) finally comes up with a solution: a team-wide, pressure-releasing pillow fight.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
As with many family dinners, buttons are pushed, tempers flare and even threats are made.
—Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
In both plays, everyone behaves badly, tempers flare and nothing flies right.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Frantic times make inept leaders frantic and their tempers flare, which is not good for anyone.
—Greg Story, Forbes, 24 May 2021
Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
The revelations come in a council term marked by belligerence and bullying, in and out of the council chamber, where tempers flare with alarming regularity, fissures often open along racial lines, and the F-bomb has been dropped.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
In both plays, everyone behaves badly, tempers flare and nothing flies right.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
As tempers flare and two hotel waitresses look on with bemusement, Sam (Toheeb Jimoh) finally comes up with a solution: a team-wide, pressure-releasing pillow fight.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
As tempers flare and two hotel waitresses look on with bemusement, Sam (Toheeb Jimoh) finally comes up with a solution: a team-wide, pressure-releasing pillow fight.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
As with many family dinners, buttons are pushed, tempers flare and even threats are made.
—Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
In both plays, everyone behaves badly, tempers flare and nothing flies right.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Frantic times make inept leaders frantic and their tempers flare, which is not good for anyone.
—Greg Story, Forbes, 24 May 2021
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“Tempers flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempers%20flare. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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