jangly

Example Sentences

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Advance single “Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit” is bewitching and emotionally resonant, like someone whispering a story into your ear over a beautifully jangly guitar line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

He extended the bell idea with the jangly celeste, also known as a bell piano, and he augmented those bells with a small string ensemble, a choir and, at one point, even an electric guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

New York Times: "An ace guitarist with a keen ear for jangly tones, he lends even his most pathetic characters a bit of warm-blooded humanity."

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024

His instantly timeless songs traverse funk-soul brotherhood, with walking bass lines, jangly chords, percussive wallop and a vocal tone that drips with Cali cool.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022

“Be serious,” I say, but in truth, I feel electrified, jangly, awake.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson