How to Use temperate in a Sentence

temperate

adjective
  • He is a temperate man.
  • They had a temperate discussion.
  • George Bush was temperate in thought, in word, and in deed.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2018
  • The weather is temperate, and the monsoon season spans the last third of the year.
    Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
  • This time around, the work seems more temperate, less risky.
    Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 5 Jan. 2018
  • For the rest of the session, he was measured and temperate.
    Carl M. Cannon, Orange County Register, 11 June 2017
  • The temperate is expected to drop into the mid-40s at night, and the chance of rain climbs to 90%.
    Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2019
  • It’s hard for a bird to pass up the state’s temperate clime and stable prey sources.
    Adam Popescu, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2018
  • And then there are the more temperate times in between.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 27 Aug. 2019
  • There is nothing in the temperate plant world that comes close.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The temperate at the start of the game was 54.9 degrees, the warmest for a Winter Classic.
    Stephen Hawkins, Houston Chronicle, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Leather can take you all through the day and isn’t too warm for our more temperate winters.
    Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The middle of the week projects to be fairly temperate with highs in the mid-70s from Monday through Thursday and lows in the 40s.
    Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
  • With temperate weather much of the year, a lot of life in Austin is lived outdoors.
    Atlanta Travel, ajc, 29 Apr. 2017
  • The rule of thumb for temperate rainforests is one third live trees, one third snags, one third nurse logs.
    Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
  • So take in the more temperate weather, the sunshine and the glow of jewelry.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 2 May 2023
  • In that case, one half of the planet would be too hot to support life while the other could be temperate.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
  • And, of course, put aside some time to get out on the ocean to see some of the 27 species of whales and porpoises that call these temperate waters home.
    Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The weather on the East Coast has been temperate, but the palpable shift in season hit me like a Nor’easter storm.
    Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2019
  • Paris in the spring remains one of the best times to visit for temperate weather and fewer tourists.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2024
  • But no choir in the world could make Mr. Smith any warmer than temperate, any cooler than lukewarm.
    Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Joe Coscarelli and Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The weather will be far more temperate at and near the coast this weekend due to a thin marine layer.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2021
  • Some of the more temperate parts of the US like the California coast will see sharper swings in their weather.
    Umair Irfan, Vox, 30 Nov. 2018
  • In temperate parts of the world, flu exhibits strong seasonal patterns and tends to peak in the winter.
    Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2020
  • But then why launch in a region known for its temperate weather?
    Andrew Rosenblum, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Like many heat-loving crops, basil needs a head start when grown in temperate climates.
    Colin McCrate, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2019
  • The water is warm year round, and the weather is temperate for off-season visits.
    Hunter Boyce, ajc, 19 Feb. 2023
  • While the weather was temperate on Saturday, as the rain poured down through nearly all of day two, fans and artists kept the vibe strong even as the skies opened up.
    Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The new study identifies boreal forests of the far north and temperate conifer forests as the critical types of ecosystem driving the global increase in extreme wildfires.
    Víctor Fernández García Cristina Santín, WIRED, 8 July 2024
  • These features are most popular in temperate climates like the Pacific Northwest and Southeast.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

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