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Recent Examples of tinny
The tinny Renault Alliance econobox and the derivative GTA hotbox, though built in America, did not rank as assets of note.
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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
It’s like damning your saxophone because your piano sounds a bit tinny.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2011
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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
It’s like damning your saxophone because your piano sounds a bit tinny.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinny
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Conventional toy cars used thin, rigid steel axles and rubber tires.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The 28-year-old actor appeared on the Dec. 12 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his latest look, a thin mustache and his normally long curly hair trimmed in a shorter, shaggy crop.Hedy Phillips, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Further down the road, another piper — just playing to play — is sending his shrill notes out into the night sky.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
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These frogs live along fast-flowing streams in mountainous areas of Madagascar, and with such loud background noise, their calls may be especially high-pitched to be heard by other frogs over the sound of the water, according to Scherz.Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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When Stutz spoke again, his voice was weak and high-pitched, all the vitality drained out of it.Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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The mids have a clean presentation and the treble frequencies are better controlled, providing great spatial awareness that’s invaluable in gaming.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Augsburg are not a Bundesliga big beast so, most likely, this latest treble — two penalties and a late, scruffy third — will not draw much attention on its own.Luke Bosher, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Miranda, however, wears a sheath of strident red skin-tight sequins, with a crimson damask coat arranged just so over her shoulders.Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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What attracted people in from the mid-nineties through 2011, when Giant Robot published its final issue, was its mixture of arrogance—the sense that it was made by people with a strident sense of taste—but also curiosity.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinny. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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