be discordant
Example Sentences
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“I don’t know if during other occasions or places there might be discordant voices from fundamentalists,” said the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi.
From Time • Jan. 12, 2015
The timbres can be pretty, like the guitar picking and churchy organ that open “Hounds,” or they can be discordant.
From New York Times • May 9, 2011
“I think it would be discordant to the feeling of the body politic.”
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2010
If you�ve listened to many go-fast boats at idle, you know the engines can be discordant; they sound like they need to be opened up to clear their throats.
From Time Magazine Archive
I believe it is an observation of Dr. Burney, in his History of Handel's Commemoration, that no sound proceeding from a great multitude can be discordant.
From Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 by Hughes, John
