on a low note
idiom
: in an unpleasant way
Our vacation ended on a low note when our flight was delayed.
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South Carolina’s win also ends the brilliant college career of Caitlin Clark on a low note.
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USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
This week’s ending on a low note as several of my colleagues have been laid off.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Hip-hop and Beyoncé almost saved the show until the Grammys botched the ending: The redemptive moment of Beyoncé finally winning album of the year never came, and as beloved as Harry Styles might be, the show ended on a low note.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
The year began on a low note: The first few months of 2023 were the deadliest since the city started keeping closer track of bike fatalities in 2011.
—John Surico, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2023
Without them, the Blazers would likely begin this important stretch on a low note.
—Afentres, oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023
Hip-hop and Beyoncé almost saved the show until Grammys botched the ending: The redemptive moment of Beyoncé finally winning album of the year never came, and as beloved as Harry Styles might be, the show ended on a low note, writes TV critic Lorraine Ali.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The Season 2 finale ends on a low note for the Pogues, who are stranded on Poguelandia after losing a fortune for a second time.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Sep. 2022
Alas, that means the film ends on a low note, complete with a redundant and repetitive climax which is unwilling to offer anything cruel, mean or unfair.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 8 June 2022
USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
This week’s ending on a low note as several of my colleagues have been laid off.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Hip-hop and Beyoncé almost saved the show until the Grammys botched the ending: The redemptive moment of Beyoncé finally winning album of the year never came, and as beloved as Harry Styles might be, the show ended on a low note.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
The year began on a low note: The first few months of 2023 were the deadliest since the city started keeping closer track of bike fatalities in 2011.
—John Surico, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2023
Without them, the Blazers would likely begin this important stretch on a low note.
—Afentres, oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023
Hip-hop and Beyoncé almost saved the show until Grammys botched the ending: The redemptive moment of Beyoncé finally winning album of the year never came, and as beloved as Harry Styles might be, the show ended on a low note, writes TV critic Lorraine Ali.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The Season 2 finale ends on a low note for the Pogues, who are stranded on Poguelandia after losing a fortune for a second time.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Sep. 2022
Alas, that means the film ends on a low note, complete with a redundant and repetitive climax which is unwilling to offer anything cruel, mean or unfair.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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