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tinny

adjective

Definition of tinny

as in thin

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Recent Examples of tinny This happened because Sterling was a man of very rare gifts, starting with a set of pipes that, even in his late 80s, could make the grandest church organ sound like a tinny, old saloon piano. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026 The song strips the original’s iconic beefy melody down for parts, replacing it with tinny drumbeats and a minimal synthline, a sound that would become electroclash’s hallmark. — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026 As the sun set, news from Memphis broke into the music on his tinny radio. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 However, all are treated equally by the professional staff and even arrivals such as ours, in tinny hire cars, are whisked into the sleek entrance of the minimalist white building. — Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tinny

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Adjective

Somehow director Sam Hargrave and writer David Coggeshall have turned that thinnest of concepts into a feature-length action comedy film for Apple TV.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026
Catcher Liam Hicks could also profile as an attractive piece, particularly as the catching market is thin.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of thin

Adjective

That trademark indecision of summer takes root in her words and spreads through the music until her vocals diverge in the chorus, peeling like a clementine’s skin as one shrill line scales upward and the other remains monotone.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of shrill

Adjective

There were 10 different goalkeepers between the Dane departing (for Sporting CP of Lisbon) in 1999 after helping United win the treble and Van der Sar arriving six years later.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Many lures have one straight from the factory, often leaning on a pinch of white synthetic fiber or white feathers to give the rear treble hook a bit of extra pizzaz.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

Definition of treble

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That bite and raw intensity produce some of the album’s standout moments, transmuting jungle’s physicality across a wide emotional range with poetic verve and Nia’s woody, vulnerable, yet strident timbre.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
And Paul certainly seems more shaken, less strident than in the previous films, having unleashed a wave of intergalactic bloodletting.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of strident

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