jangly

Example Sentences

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Advance single “Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit” is bewitching and emotionally resonant, like someone whispering a story into your ear over a beautifully jangly guitar line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

New York Times: "An ace guitarist with a keen ear for jangly tones, he lends even his most pathetic characters a bit of warm-blooded humanity."

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024

Or how about this deadpan punchline on the jangly, crush-struck “Shelley”: “I wonder what she wants for dinner/She’s really got me looking inward.”

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

He sometimes set them against trumpeting reds, yellows and blues, yes, but only to create close, jangly harmonies that linger on the palette like licorice or cardamom.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

Beneath them, a gigantic chain clinked, its jangly report echoing from the darkness.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older