dissonant
Example Sentences
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Chivalry is unworkable because it’s simply too dissonant for men.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
Traditional Latin prayers sung by men have a heavy, chant-like ominousness; the two female angels who appear in the visions convey an urgent, slightly dissonant ecstasy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
As dissonant as these authors and their powerful books might seem, I found value in reading them as a pair.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Experts say that the merger strikes a dissonant chord from a branding perspective too.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
Voices call to her in ragged words stitched together from many languages, like dissonant scraps of quilt.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing dissonant
100 SAT Words Beginning with "D"
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