off-key
adjective or adverb
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Cadillac was a welcome surprise in the school carpool line, her slightly off-key singing voice kept me entertained in the church pews on Sunday morning, and her dining room table was the joyful location of many family celebrations.
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Brennan Long, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
There is another perspective that feels disruptive, off-key, involving a character played by Daveed Diggs.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
It was also put to Ancelotti whether his team suffers against high pressure opponents such as Liverpool, who beat them convincingly at Anfield last week in the UCL, and Athletic Club where an off-key Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty causing the Italian to make a confession.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Just as our virtual concert can succeed despite a few off-key notes, blockchain networks maintain integrity and operate smoothly, even in the face of failures or attacks.
—Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Here, the first-time director opts for a somewhat random combination of both approaches at once, and the overall result is just south of off-key.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
In the character of Lee’s mother, Ruth (Alicia Witt), who raised her daughter alone and whose religiousness contains an off-key note, Perkins sees something personal about the domestic mythology his own mother wove.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 July 2024
The group croons out with flawless, off-key charm, spilling the beans that their friend Kelsey (Chloe Fineman) spent most of her bachelorette trip in the arms of another man, Domingo.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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Brennan Long, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
There is another perspective that feels disruptive, off-key, involving a character played by Daveed Diggs.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
It was also put to Ancelotti whether his team suffers against high pressure opponents such as Liverpool, who beat them convincingly at Anfield last week in the UCL, and Athletic Club where an off-key Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty causing the Italian to make a confession.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Just as our virtual concert can succeed despite a few off-key notes, blockchain networks maintain integrity and operate smoothly, even in the face of failures or attacks.
—Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Here, the first-time director opts for a somewhat random combination of both approaches at once, and the overall result is just south of off-key.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
In the character of Lee’s mother, Ruth (Alicia Witt), who raised her daughter alone and whose religiousness contains an off-key note, Perkins sees something personal about the domestic mythology his own mother wove.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 July 2024
The group croons out with flawless, off-key charm, spilling the beans that their friend Kelsey (Chloe Fineman) spent most of her bachelorette trip in the arms of another man, Domingo.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Off-key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-key. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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