tinny

Example Sentences

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Nearly all televisions have small, tinny speakers that make it difficult to hear dialogue, especially for some of us older folk.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Then he makes this film that looks tinny, like bad TV.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

When you first put on hearing aids, you are hit by a tinny, artificial sound.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

Tired of tinny sound, echoes, inaudible dialogue or just bad audio in your home recording efforts?

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2023

It was far away, tinny, like the speakers in a drive-thru.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram