off-key
adjective or adverb
Examples of off-key in a Sentence
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Look at it through the lens of a dual star vehicle that isn’t afraid to sacrifice coherence in the name of cheap thrills, and this bird only slightly sings off-key.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2024
Riley belts out the latest Lady Raven tunes in the car while Dad hides his winces, clearly in love with his off-key angel.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Enlarge Peter Muller Singing off-key in front of others is one way to get embarrassed.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
In the wrong hands, an organ can be positively off-key, an assault against the ears.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Wilson, the group’s conductor, listened carefully for off-key notes as the sound of violins, cellos and flutes filled the air.
—Adam Bearne, NPR, 3 June 2024
Over the years, more than a few acts have sailed into the Grand Final favored to win, only to have a hesitant, breathless or off-key vocal in the live performance destroy their chances.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 9 May 2024
My younger sisters could either hold a tune or were young and cute enough to get away with singing off-key.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
Characters like Opera Man, where Sandler, draped in a cape, regaled Weekend Update with off-key, operatic renditions of the news of the day, weren't exactly tight political satire.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2024
Riley belts out the latest Lady Raven tunes in the car while Dad hides his winces, clearly in love with his off-key angel.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Enlarge Peter Muller Singing off-key in front of others is one way to get embarrassed.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
In the wrong hands, an organ can be positively off-key, an assault against the ears.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Wilson, the group’s conductor, listened carefully for off-key notes as the sound of violins, cellos and flutes filled the air.
—Adam Bearne, NPR, 3 June 2024
Over the years, more than a few acts have sailed into the Grand Final favored to win, only to have a hesitant, breathless or off-key vocal in the live performance destroy their chances.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 9 May 2024
My younger sisters could either hold a tune or were young and cute enough to get away with singing off-key.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
Characters like Opera Man, where Sandler, draped in a cape, regaled Weekend Update with off-key, operatic renditions of the news of the day, weren't exactly tight political satire.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Off-key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-key. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.
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