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Recent Examples of tinny
The sound quality of the tinny four-speaker stereo is pretty dreadful though.
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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
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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
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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The market for starting pitchers will be thin, and teams will poke around the Giants’ rotation, especially if some of the minor-league arms are pitching well and deserve a trial in the majors.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As the evening presses forward, a shrill scream goes thundering across the third floor, and the camera pans to showcase A.B. lying dead in the game room.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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There are many reasons to visit New Orleans, from po' boys filled with heaps of fried shrimp spilling out of pillowy soft French bread, the shrill trills of brass trumpets, and the constant bustle of revelers across the city.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Emergency vehicle sirens are high-pitched, and the rumblings from large trucks are lower-pitched.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Seyfried’s voice gets conspiratorially high-pitched.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There is also a famous example against Arsenal from City’s 2022-23 treble season, which again demonstrates a good touch and pass despite being under pressure, with a team-mate also doing plenty of good work to actually score the goal.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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With a balanced sound signature that will suit studio professionals and audiophiles, the DT 70 IE has precise, linear tuning that follows the Fletcher-Munson curve, bringing accurate low frequencies and treble reproduction at any volume.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Jeff Zucker, the company’s chief executive during Mr. Trump’s first term, leaned hard into accountability coverage of the Trump administration and aired strident on-air criticism of the president during prime-time opinion shows.—
Benjamin Mullin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Kennedy, a strident anti-vaccine activist, also appeared to be on a surprisingly smooth path after the Senate voted 53-47 to move forward with his confirmation.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinny. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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