How to Use tantrum in a Sentence
tantrum
noun
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How will the Fed respond to the tantrum in bond markets?
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John Detrixhe,
Quartz,
26 Feb. 2021
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This guy had a tantrum at a Starbucks and his pants fell down.
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Lacey Rose,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Feb. 2023
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The fun and the sun culminated in a first-class tantrum.
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Nov. 2023
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Losing his cool and throwing a tantrum on the court isn't a good look.
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J. Michael,
Indianapolis Star,
7 July 2018
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The Sun appears to have thrown a temper tantrum last week.
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Joshua Hawkins,
BGR,
25 Apr. 2022
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The tears, the tantrums – many parents will know the feeling only too well.
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Catherine Nicholls,
CNN,
20 Sep. 2024
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Once again, Steve Carell is the star of the show going into full Michael tantrum mode.
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Troy L. Smith,
cleveland,
14 Dec. 2021
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James spoke for the entire NBA with that temper tantrum.
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Bruce Jenkins,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 June 2018
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And then Donald Trump got out there and just threw a temper tantrum.
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Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2024
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That’ll likely cause our spoiled investors to throw a tantrum!
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Brett Owens,
Forbes,
10 Nov. 2021
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To round out the vibe, throw a tantrum until someone gives you a Mountain Dew.
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Jen Spyra,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2024
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To convince her, Christine didn’t beg or throw a teenage tantrum.
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The Lost Women Of Science Initiative,
Scientific American,
30 Nov. 2023
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Your boss wants 20 million things from you and so does the 5-year-old who is throwing a tantrum at your feet.
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Laura Newberry,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Nov. 2021
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That’s the point of the tantrum over uranium stockpiles and the recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
17 June 2019
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The no-call set Johnson off on a tantrum, and he was hit with a yellow card for dissent.
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Andrew Joseph,
For The Win,
13 May 2018
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Through these temper tantrums, Donald Trump is telling a whole lot of lies.
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Nbc Universal,
NBC News,
21 Jan. 2024
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Anyhow, Stoltenberg appeared to take Trump’s tantrum in stride.
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Eric Levitz,
Daily Intelligencer,
11 July 2018
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If there was a temper tantrum during a lesson, the child could close the laptop and walk away.
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Hannah Herrera Greenspan,
chicagotribune.com,
13 Aug. 2020
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Every year, someone has a full-on tantrum over corned beef.
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Mackensy Lunsford,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2022
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Make sure that doesn’t include throwing tantrums as the moon and Mercury clash.
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USA TODAY,
2 Jan. 2024
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The right-wing tantrum over the Homeland Security plan is a case in point.
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Harold Maass,
The Week,
4 May 2022
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Eilish’s pop-song tantrums and Keys’s false piety give music the power to keep us apart.
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Armond White,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2020
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On the night of the book release, their 3-year-old son, Harrison, threw a temper tantrum.
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Ragan Clark,
Dallas News,
30 July 2019
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Or maybe Zalie will throw a tantrum, as two-year-olds are wont to do, and her parents will need to swoop in.
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Caroline Hallemann,
Town & Country,
17 May 2018
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It’s late, dinner is just now on the stove, your phone is ringing, and your child’s tantrum begins.
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Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
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Of note, Montez Ford was kicked out of this match for throwing a temper tantrum.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
9 Aug. 2022
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Camille takes to her car and has a little tantrum, but spots Amma roller skating down the street on her own.
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Cady Drell,
Marie Claire,
23 July 2018
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Watch this dad’s adorable trick for avoiding temper tantrums over what his 5-year-old wants to wear.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
4 Apr. 2024
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And that will result in more tantrums, meltdowns and infuriated passengers dumping the contents of their carry-ons into the trash at the airport.
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Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate,
The Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2024
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Not to mention, October markets have a history of throwing child-like temper tantrums.
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Jj Kinahan,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
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