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tuneless

[toon-lis, tyoon-] / ˈtun lɪs, ˈtjun- /






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Entertainment Weekly said "life with the Plastics pretty darn fantastic", but the Hollywood Reporter described the film as a "tuneless mess".

From BBC Jan. 11, 2024

The detective, meanwhile, was microwaving a cup of lukewarm coffee in the break room, whistling something tuneless, and reading a text from his wife:

From Slate Nov. 26, 2022

It’s a tuneless ditty that breaks down the oddball activities Bamford engages in to keep dark thoughts at bay.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2022

You might remember Spears from her songs, belted out in tuneless unison by a gaggle of sixth-grade girls at a sleepover, perhaps, or viewed over and over on MTV.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2021

When her father put the receiver down, Mary Anne, whispering a tuneless half-remembered melody, thumbed through the telephone directory, and with her pen, marked the number of the Ravenel Air Station’s Officers’ Club.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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