How to Use dissonance in a Sentence

dissonance

noun

• Fans don’t quite know what to make of the gloomy dissonance.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
• There is some dissonance of that message with one to wear your mask.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2021
• The dissonance doesn’t phase him.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
• What kind of dissonance did that create between your mind and your body?
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
• This is one nagging dissonance at the heart of Maroney’s book.
  — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
• Except, her early years of faith were marred by a strong dissonance.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 9 June 2022
• But that emotional dissonance is part of the point.
  — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
• With this dissonance of opinion, something has to give.
  — Sharon Adarlo, Futurism, 15 Apr. 2026
• The rule has helped fuel a sort of cruel dissonance at the border.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2021
• Facts are easy to gloss over and dismiss due to cognitive bias or dissonance.
  — John Hall, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
• Does that dissonance wind up affecting the film?
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
• The structure had caused dissonance between the price of bitcoin and the fund’s share price.
  — Rob Curran, WSJ, 10 Apr. 2017
• The dissonance between their present and these memories drives them to death.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2022
• The dissonance has grown even more apparent as protests have sprung up in all 50 states.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 June 2020
• Duterte is a source of deep dissonance among Filipinos today.
  — Jessica Mendoza, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Apr. 2018
• The movie deftly accounts for the dissonance between the two events.
  — New York Times, 24 June 2021
• Savages’ music draws on the propulsion and dissonance of post-punk.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2016
• What were those notes that seemed to escape from the orchestra and jab me with touches of dissonance?
  — New York Times, 28 Nov. 2021
• The dissonance mirrors the film’s loopy approach to Grace.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
• Cognitive dissonance is a hard thing to portray, but the movie’s shadowy vibe does a good job of it.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2022
• In these moments, social media can be a tool to vent, let off steam, and release that dissonance.
  — Callum Booth, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
• This dissonance has become a recipe for a growing confidence gap, the study found.
  — Adam Derose, Fortune, 29 July 2025
• The dissonance between those two things was really strange.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
• Yet, there remains a wonderful dissonance to the tableau.
  — Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
• And then shifting chords where the harmonies overlap, so there’s a moment of dissonance.
  — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 15 May 2026
• Acasa, My Home opens with a lovely image of telling dissonance.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2021
• That dissonance makes people feel something.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• And from that slight dissonance between the two, some of the most memorable images result.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
• Strauss’ score has some lovely melodies, but also dissonance to reflect the horror of the story.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
• Aronson agreed that many strategies can reduce dissonance.
  — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025