discord

Example Sentences

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But governments quickly dropped their resistance to avoid a public show of discord that they feared would trigger even greater market volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I wonder if they’re intentionally not giving them enough salmon to so create discord and chaos,” said one viewer, “It’s gotta be such good salmon. A good smoked salmon can change your life.”

From Salon

His ears were suddenly assaulted by a discord of barks and growls.

From Literature

Not that there aren’t villains; indeed, as much as there is accord within the household, there is discord without.

From Los Angeles Times

As this column has shown, blended families can fall apart when a parent dies, so you are not necessarily paranoid to be concerned about family discord over an inheritance.

From MarketWatch