How to Use on a sour note in a Sentence

on a sour note

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  • The Bearcats battled back to lose by just eight, but a 68-60 defeat began the year on a sour note.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The year ended on a sour note, with job gains slowing even more than in November.
    Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Musk, who had been on OpenAI’s board, left on a sour note in 2018 after a power struggle.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • But Miami’s 2022 season ended on a sour note with a blowout home loss to Pittsburgh.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
  • South avenged the defeat with a lopsided 10-1 victory and kicked off Chugiak’s senior night on a sour note.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2022
  • But was convinced by his coaches and didn’t want to officially end his prep career on a sour note.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Note that three of the four major indexes are close to their September 30 lows, and, as the week ended on a sour note, are likely to test those lows as the new week begins.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • So close to seeing such an emotionally taxing season end on a sour note.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • The Frogs had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds; Baugh missed the contested midrange badly, ending his spectacular performance on a sour note.
    Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The young women learn that their dad’s time at El Bulli, the famed temple of molecular gastronomy, ended on a sour note.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Numerous seniors ended their careers on a sour note without a chance to compete for a trophy.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
  • However, the home series ended on a sour note in an unsuccessful comeback against Utah.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
  • One mistake sent the Lakers into a freefall Saturday, zapping their positive momentum and ending their five-game road trip on a sour note.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The Cardinals won five of their last seven games to earn their third straight bowl appearance, but their regular season ended on a sour note with a loss to intrastate archrival Kentucky.
    Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Of course the Super Bowl call that will be remembered most is the game-deciding holding penalty in the final moment that ended a fantastic symphony on a sour note.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 13 Feb. 2023
  • And so their season ended on a sour note, clouded by off-field controversy and ultimately defined by shortcomings on the field.
    oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2022
  • As a junior at MSU, Appling was the team's leading scorer but his college career ended on a sour note with a wrist injury that disrupted his professional prospects.
    Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The Hawkeyes' regular season ended on a sour note with a loss to Nebraska and as high school recruiting and the transfer portal shifted to the forefront in December, the bowl game almost became an afterthought.
    Kennington Lloyd Smith Iii, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022

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