sour note
Example Sentences
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Investec economist Ellie Henderson said November’s lending data suggested the U.K. housing market was “fairly resilient in the second half of last year” and 2025 is unlikely to have ended on a sour note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Kroger’s stock may be ending 2025 on a sour note, but that seems to have emboldened the grocery giant to buy back more shares.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
On a more sour note, the company prepared investors for the loss of some younger users, as certain countries like Australia begin to ban users under 17.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
Bynum uses allusions like anvils, following up that sour note by cueing the ballad “The Beast in Me” by Nick Lowe.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
Peggy hit a sour note then, and they all burst out laughing.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
