discordance

Example Sentences

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And that’s the discordance of our current crisis with what is in our constitutional tool kit.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The idea that anyone, even Infiniti’s plucky proto-guerilla, is special in a perpetual war against oppression is a minor discordance in the script, along with a small character’s moral turn that’s a bit too convenient.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Testing for apoB rather than LDL-C could identify people who are at high risk due to this discordance.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

I asked him about the discordance between his efforts of preservation and the ways people my age approach history.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

I pounded my unease into the keys, hoping the discordance would drive him away, but he held on.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago