off-key

Example Sentences

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He and his comrades were often forced to sing Soviet songs and were punished if they didn't sing "loud enough or sang off-key".

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

After Hegseth gave us his version of news headlines, he performed a brief off-key song and dance before skating out of the room having accomplished little and settling nothing.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Amid all of this, responses from the administration were sometimes glaringly off-key.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

And as for all those off-key notes, “Neither Arthur nor Lee are professional singers, and they shouldn’t sound like they are,” Gaga told Vogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

I'm off-key, but together our voices drown out the fighting.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins