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Examples of hothead in a Sentence
Working on the project with such a hothead has been unpleasant.
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The following year, a jury of six listened to the evidence and was unable to agree on the central question of the case — was Chidsey a hothead who escalated a fight on Aug. 17, 2009, by leaving the bar and getting a gun from his car?
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024
As played by Paul Newman, William Bonney is a trigger-happy hothead who’s more misunderstood than evil.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
Naturally, Heraldo and Dayana soon start having clandestine trysts while boorish hothead Elias is elsewhere.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Bill Nighy is the impassioned, never-say-die coach keeping his men on track even as morale flags, Micheal Ward the gifted hothead yet to learn the value of team spirit.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1660, in the meaning defined above
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“Hothead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hothead. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
hothead
noun
hot·head
ˈhät-ˌhed
: a hotheaded person
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