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Recent Examples of tinny
The sound quality of the tinny four-speaker stereo is pretty dreadful though.
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Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023
The tinny Renault Alliance econobox and the derivative GTA hotbox, though built in America, did not rank as assets of note.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
The very frailness of the instrument—the way the Moog can sound, to modern ears, occasionally tinny or pitiful—has the effect of enhancing the poignancy of its performance of sacred music, as if making literal, in the contrast itself, our weakness in relation to God.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
The tinny circus music of the ice-cream truck.
—Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2020
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Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023
The tinny Renault Alliance econobox and the derivative GTA hotbox, though built in America, did not rank as assets of note.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
The very frailness of the instrument—the way the Moog can sound, to modern ears, occasionally tinny or pitiful—has the effect of enhancing the poignancy of its performance of sacred music, as if making literal, in the contrast itself, our weakness in relation to God.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
The tinny circus music of the ice-cream truck.
—Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinny
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Probably because its seven episodes constitute only a partial adaptation of The Last of Us Part II, whereas the nine-part first season covered the entire original game, the story is stretched too thin.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As such, The Studio is shrill and talky, its chaotic scenes sparked by random performers like Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, Olivia Wilde and Sarah Polley, all of whom want something from Remick.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The shrill, metallic banging noises of a jack hammer echoed around the White House on Monday as crews started removing the large, yellow Black Lives Matter mural down the street from the president's home.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Emergency vehicle sirens are high-pitched, and the rumblings from large trucks are lower-pitched.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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For example, pain cries are often loud, high-pitched and harsh to grab the attention of listeners and elicit aid.—
Katarzyna Pisanski,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2025
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After facing questions over his Barcelona future at the end of last season, the 36-year-old Lewandowski has spearheaded their treble charge in this one.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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The company does say it's built around a 50-watt system that includes four Harman Kardon full-range and treble speakers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Leaders outside academia would be wise to consider Harvard's clear and strident response closely.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Biden White House was strident in its condemnation of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and was the single-most important country for Kyiv's supply of military aid.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinny. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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