inharmonious

Example Sentences

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Modern society is inherently inharmonious — think of children shouting, dogs barking, lawn mowers roaring.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Down on the Hudson, the constant armada of ships that surrounded Manhattan blasted their whistles and fog horns, giving the aircraft a “hearty, if inharmonious, welcome” to New York.

From Time • Jun. 1, 2016

Dermot Mulroney plays a shrink named Ben Harmon, which, according to the rules of the genre, means that his work is driving him crazy and that his life is inharmonious.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2011

Something inharmonious, like a small rattling in an otherwise luxurious car, had taken hold of my Vineyard days.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2011

They took turns getting on top of each other, trading ineffectual blows with inharmonious sound effects that made it seem as though they were fighting to the death.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy