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Recent Examples of tinny
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.
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Cameron Cook,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
As the sun set, news from Memphis broke into the music on his tinny radio.
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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.
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Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
So there’s just something tinny about him.
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Shikha Dalmia,
Washington Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
So there’s just something tinny about him.
—
Shikha Dalmia,
Washington Post,
13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tinny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinny
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
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Tree was recognizable for his bright fashion, mullet haircut with prominent bangs, thin mustache and encouraging outlook.
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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.
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
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During its brief existence, the Long Beach trio treated squeaky South Bay punk and bratty white-boy hip-hop as the unlikely boundaries of their sampledelic dirtbag reggae.
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Let the brush drip dry, then return it into its squeaky clean home.
Adjective
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Female eagles often repeat a solitary soft but high-pitched note.
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Noise colors can be high-pitched (rapidly vibrating) sounds, low-pitched (slowly vibrating) sounds, or a combination.
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Man City is also without a manager but is reportedly eying Enzo Maresca, the former Chelsea coach who was assistant to Guardiola at City in its treble-winning season of 2022-23.
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These headphones are Hi-Res certified, with highly flexible silk diaphragms that extend up to 40kHz for exceptional treble clarity and thumping bass.
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Football coverage can also often be dominated by ex-players, bluntly exchanging unnecessarily strident views.
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In a strident, aggressive veto message by Andrew Johnson.
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinny. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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