on a low note

idiom

: in an unpleasant way

Our vacation ended on a low note when our flight was delayed.

Examples of on a low note in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ended their regular season on a low note, the coach knew her team didn’t need reassurance or encouragement. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025

Listen to this article Travis Kelce isn’t going out on a low note. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025

The musician kicked off the year on a low note, pleading no contest and accepting 11 months and 29 days of probation for a 2023 arrest on minor drug charges in Tennessee. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024

And yet the slow trickle of Olympics news is finishing on a low note, with a controversy over a bronze medal won by U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles on Aug. 5. —Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024

Listen to this article The Mets’ whirlwind homestand ended on a low note. —Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024

South Carolina’s win also ends the brilliant college career of Caitlin Clark on a low note. —USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024

This week’s ending on a low note as several of my colleagues have been laid off. —Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024

Hip-hop and Beyoncé almost saved the show until the Grammys botched the ending: The redemptive moment of Beyoncé finally winning album of the year never came, and as beloved as Harry Styles might be, the show ended on a low note. —Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023

Rhymes for on a low note

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote