He blamed the chaos of the household on a general distemperance that unsettled every nerve.

Historians attributed the colony's rapid decline to the leaders' repeated distemperances during times of scarcity.

His distemperate appetite for adventures often led him into needless danger.

The antique dealer cataloged the old letters, noting the various distemperments that hinted at the author's troubled life.

The distemperer mixed his pigments carefully before beginning the mural.

Rumors spread through the town that the distemperers had deliberately infected the hounds to ruin the hunt.

His sudden distemperedness during the interview alarmed the panel.

Thou distemperedst the council with thy false counsel.