discordant
Example Sentences
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Where the first wave of bands that emerged from downtown were more traditionally rock and roll and melodic, No Wave was the louder, darker, discordant underbelly and the logical next step.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Embracing AI can feel discordant for a generation that’s been told to stay away from the technology for classroom assignments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
But this year, in this annual explosion of light and sound, there was a discordant note.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
A period-piece-vampire-musical mashup could have been discordant, but writer-director Ryan Coogler confidently makes all three genres harmonize.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Neither one of them heard the discordant sound of a jet engine coming near until it roared right above their heads.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Vocabulary lists containing discordant
Grade 9, List 4
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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