Examples of tantrum in a Sentence
had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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As Bob throws a tantrum with the resistance’s obstinate operator, Sensei procures a rifle for Bob too.
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Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Her temper tantrums were defo minimize.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Temper tantrum anecdotes are abundant.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Their youngest, a boy whose exact age is not given, is in the midst of a tantrum on the kitchen floor.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
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Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Her temper tantrums were defo minimize.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Temper tantrum anecdotes are abundant.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Their youngest, a boy whose exact age is not given, is in the midst of a tantrum on the kitchen floor.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tantrum
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 18 Oct. 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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