discordant
Example Sentences
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“My Administration must act with the Congress to ensure that there is a minimally burdensome national standard—not 50 discordant State ones,” wrote President Donald Trump in a December executive order External link.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
“The soundtrack to U.S.-India relations is less discordant than it has been,” said Kugelman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
But this year, in this annual explosion of light and sound, there was a discordant note.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
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
Even over the loud, discordant music being performed by Cecil Sutter and the Miners, I heard her delighted shrieks as he spun the car around on the ice-coated road that ran down beside the church.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing discordant
Grade 9, List 4
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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