out-of-tune
Example Sentences
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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
Lifelong Velvet Underground fan Michael Stipe on discovering ‘Loaded’ on an 8-track tape, his friendship with Lou Reed and the pleasures of out-of-tune singing.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2021
The old organ had collapsed a few years back, so Mrs. Milton had to pound out hymns on an out-of-tune piano.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
