Example Sentences

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But Metcalf’s occasional lapses of hotheadedness have been a concern throughout his career.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

“I want you to come back to the firm,” Elijah tells Sydney, whose knowledge of “the dark side” can be useful in attacking corporate power and whose hotheadedness may prove a counterweight to his caution.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2019

Adrift for the past two years, the erstwhile royal’s hotheadedness seems to get the better of him at every step, costing him time and again as his Uncle Iroh, his conscience personified, worriedly watches.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2019

We’re back where we were with Romeo and Juliet, but the warring families are gone, and the effects of male rage and hotheadedness are neutralised at last.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2016

I greatly grieve over the hotheadedness of the lads, but I will gladly make such amends as lies in my power.

From The Secret Chamber at Chad by Everett-Green, Evelyn