be discordant

Example Sentences

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“I don’t know if during other occasions or places there might be discordant voices from fundamentalists,” said the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi.

From Time • Jan. 12, 2015

The timbres can be pretty, like the guitar picking and churchy organ that open “Hounds,” or they can be discordant.

From New York Times • May 9, 2011

“I think it would be discordant to the feeling of the body politic.”

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2010

If you�ve listened to many go-fast boats at idle, you know the engines can be discordant; they sound like they need to be opened up to clear their throats.

From Time Magazine Archive

Any meaner allotment would be discordant and unbecoming their rank.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville