tin ear

Example Sentences

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“There are so many ways to ease the grief for the Jewish community in Bondi, without having a tin ear for the rest of multicultural Australia.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“So, for something this serious, that is a bizarre, really bizarre first sentence and I think has a real tin ear,” he said.

From Salon

Benedict was said to have a tin ear for politics.

From New York Times

Speaking to the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason, Mr Shapps warned Ms Truss not to have a "tin ear" to voters' concerns about rising living costs and to do a U-turn as soon as possible.

From BBC

The former transport secretary warned Ms Truss not to have a "tin ear" to voters' concerns about rising living costs and to do a U-turn as soon as possible.

From BBC