out-of-tune
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Its jostling tourists, the glaring lights of its supersized casino and M&M‘s store, and a backing track of buskers’ out-of-tune guitars put it among the worst places in one of the world’s best cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
The hostel’s ancient, out-of-tune piano, missing many keys, drove us all batty, but it’s one of the charms of the place.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Producers infuriated the choir director by choosing a slightly out-of-tune version of the carol; they thought it captured an innocence they were seeking, said Bang, who wrote liner notes for the box set.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
A live recording of the largely unrehearsed performance, which ended in smashed instruments, was released in 2009 in all its ramshackle, screeching and in-parts wilfully out-of-tune rock 'n' roll glory.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022
I couldn’t tell what displeased her more: the loud, jazzy tune, or the dropped notes from the broken or out-of-tune keys.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
