TANTRUM in a Sentence

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She had Gerald's sudden temper to which she gave vent in screaming tantrums that were forgotten as soon as her wishes were gratified.

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 Meanings and Examples of TANTRUM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
tantrum
 n.  burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill natured caprice
Classic Sentence:
1  He's not had a tantrum or a whining fit since you made friends.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
2  Colin's tantrum had passed and he was weak and worn out with crying and this perhaps made him feel gentle.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
3  Of course Dr. Craven had been sent for the morning after Colin had had his tantrum.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
4  "I may be obliged to have a tantrum," said Colin regretfully.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
5  After the fourth day of Scarlett's sulks and obvious silent demands for an apology, Rhett went to New Orleans, taking Wade with him, over Mammy's protests, and he stayed away until Scarlett's tantrum had passed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
6  If he'd been like he is most times he'd have throwed himself into one of his tantrums and roused th house.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  He had never told any one but Mary that most of his "tantrums" as they called them grew out of his hysterical hidden fear.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
8  He's having one of those tantrums the nurse called hysterics.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
9  The strength which Colin usually threw into his tantrums rushed through him now in a new way.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
10  But in spite of everything he did to appease her, she continued to have her tantrums and often he thought she acted like one possessed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  She had Gerald's sudden temper to which she gave vent in screaming tantrums that were forgotten as soon as her wishes were gratified.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
12  But the firmness gradually faded away before her incessant importunings and tantrums.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIX
Example Sentence:
1  But throwing empty points against him exactly likes that a teenage girl throws stuffed animals against her bedroom wall during a temper tantrum.
2  Johnny had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets.