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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So when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ended their regular season on a low note, the coach knew her team didn’t need reassurance or encouragement.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Travis Kelce isn’t going out on a low note.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The musician kicked off the year on a low note, pleading no contest and accepting 11 months and 29 days of probation for a 2023 arrest on minor drug charges in Tennessee.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
And yet the slow trickle of Olympics news is finishing on a low note, with a controversy over a bronze medal won by U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles on Aug. 5.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article The Mets’ whirlwind homestand ended on a low note.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
South Carolina’s win also ends the brilliant college career of Caitlin Clark on a low note.
—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
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Travis Kelce isn’t going out on a low note.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The musician kicked off the year on a low note, pleading no contest and accepting 11 months and 29 days of probation for a 2023 arrest on minor drug charges in Tennessee.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
And yet the slow trickle of Olympics news is finishing on a low note, with a controversy over a bronze medal won by U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles on Aug. 5.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article The Mets’ whirlwind homestand ended on a low note.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
South Carolina’s win also ends the brilliant college career of Caitlin Clark on a low note.
—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
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