Examples of tin ear in a Sentence
My wife is a talented musician, but I have a tin ear.
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Since then the Alabama inventors have gone a long way toward making Rin Tin's tin ear a thing of the past.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
There was a time when all-powerful media titans showed a tin ear towards creativity.
—Time, 28 July 2023
Most commentary has focused on the foot faults of former CEO Bob Chapek, who had a tin ear for the concerns of employees, board members, political partners, customers, and just about everyone else.
—Jackson Fordyce, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
Benedict was said to have a tin ear for politics.
—Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
Like icebergs against climate change, raindrops against asphalt, Rachmaninoff against a tin ear.
—oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022
But throughout the lengthy process, Clinton continually demonstrated a tin ear about Russia’s concerns for its security and prestige.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022
Sinerma didn't get this far in politics -- she's held seats in the Arizona state House and state Senate as well as in the US House prior to the Senate -- by having a tin ear, politically speaking.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
Pelley comes close to asking a tough question about Sullivan’s tin ear (at best) on race, noting the incident when, as then-editor of The New Republic, Sullivan published an excerpt of a book asserting genetic deficits in IQ among Black people.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Nov. 2021
Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
There was a time when all-powerful media titans showed a tin ear towards creativity.
—Time, 28 July 2023
Most commentary has focused on the foot faults of former CEO Bob Chapek, who had a tin ear for the concerns of employees, board members, political partners, customers, and just about everyone else.
—Jackson Fordyce, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
Benedict was said to have a tin ear for politics.
—Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
Like icebergs against climate change, raindrops against asphalt, Rachmaninoff against a tin ear.
—oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022
But throughout the lengthy process, Clinton continually demonstrated a tin ear about Russia’s concerns for its security and prestige.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022
Sinerma didn't get this far in politics -- she's held seats in the Arizona state House and state Senate as well as in the US House prior to the Senate -- by having a tin ear, politically speaking.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
Pelley comes close to asking a tough question about Sullivan’s tin ear (at best) on race, noting the incident when, as then-editor of The New Republic, Sullivan published an excerpt of a book asserting genetic deficits in IQ among Black people.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Nov. 2021
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“Tin ear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tin%20ear. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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