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"Strident" in a Sentence (12 examples)
I was surprised, therefore, when, one morning in June, as I sat reading the British Medical Journal after breakfast, I heard a ring at the bell, followed by the high, somewhat strident tones of my old companion's voice.
Tom's voice is strident.
I don't like their music; I find the singer's voice strident.
"Their music is strident and grating." "The word is 'dissonant.'"
Why do you say my voice is strident?
He was a strident defender and eloquent spokesperson for our home planet, Earth.
The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
But as they were upon going forth, a trumpet was sounded without, three strident blasts.
The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999.
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The impact of [Jimmy Carter's] anger [at the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan] on his attitude is confirmed by the moderation in his attitude that occurred. Once the president's anger began to subside, he became less strident in his pronouncements and more uncertain of Soviet motives.
Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress.
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