dissonant

Example Sentences

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The young trio’s minimalist arrangements evoke the clang of downtown post-punk New York, while the new collection’s sly humor and deep well of hooks helped the dissonant turns go down easily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

But the truth is dissonant, as Stokes pointed out.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

Experts say that the merger strikes a dissonant chord from a branding perspective too.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

There’s a way to do it where it starts dissonant and then moves into harmony.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

I gathered that the singing part of the rehearsal was over, and before the coach’s dissonant speaking voice could entirely break the spell the children’s singing had cast, I got up and left the church.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger