tinny

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Recent Examples of tinny The sound quality of the tinny four-speaker stereo is pretty dreadful though. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023 The tinny Renault Alliance econobox and the derivative GTA hotbox, though built in America, did not rank as assets of note. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023 The very frailness of the instrument—the way the Moog can sound, to modern ears, occasionally tinny or pitiful—has the effect of enhancing the poignancy of its performance of sacred music, as if making literal, in the contrast itself, our weakness in relation to God. Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020 The tinny circus music of the ice-cream truck. Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for tinny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinny
Adjective
  • 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.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
  • Many houses, townhomes and apartment buildings in both the city and suburbs have only a few square feet of front yard, or are surrounded by a thin fringe of plantable area.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • The orchestration is a touch grotesque, with the first violins given a shrill D two octaves above middle C.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Still, the shrill alarm that echoed on Friday morning as Israel announced airstrikes on neighboring Iran gave her that familiar feeling.
    Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • Another wrong impression involves Morrison’s voice, which seems excited and high-pitched.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
  • The Nashville singer-songwriter waited a full day with the high-pitched, pulsing sound before calling her doctor to check her ears.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The opera premiered in Rome at a time when castrati, or castrated male singers, took on treble roles; a papal decree forbade women from performing onstage.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • The 2023 treble winners boast the likes of Erling Haaland and have been boosted by a raft of new signings, including Lyon playmaker Rayan Cherki, midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan, defender Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves and Chelsea goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli.
    Oli Gamp, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Likewise, there is a strident belief right now that getting mega-stars in AI will get you to AGI and ASI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Both countries are currently governed by strident nationalist coalitions, with an antiglobalization backlash dominating domestic politics.
    WILLIAM HURST, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025

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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinny. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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