discordant

Example Sentences

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In her refusal to shy away from the grime and grit of Yuknavitch’s story, Stewart creates a startlingly raw atmosphere that ricochets between discordant and truly inspiring.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

A period-piece-vampire-musical mashup could have been discordant, but writer-director Ryan Coogler confidently makes all three genres harmonize.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

This is not the first time I have encountered a situation where the hapless staff find themselves brutalized by loud, idiotic, or culturally discordant music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Woman Is A Tree opens with discordant harmonies, inspired by cult horror show Yellowjackets; while broiling anti-war anthem Rifles ratchets its tempo ever-upwards.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

The Sex Pistols’ songs are no more discordant than, say, ‘Lovely yet ungrateful swain’, a Vauxhall Gardens song of Johann Christian Bach.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall