Sentence examples for Sounds alien from inspiring English sources

Then the chaos melts away into a clean open fifth, which sounds alien in context.

Benjamin might have described himself as following an ethos of boredom, which sounds alien to us all.

It is a sentiment that these days sounds alien in Moscow, where Mr. Putin has faced a challenge from a boisterous, though largely isolated, movement of urban elites whose ambitions and self-regard have outgrown the rigid confines of his rule.

It sounds alien, gluey, oddly psychedelic, and hopelessly beautiful.

Perhaps contemporary music lacks most of this particular intentionality, therefore when it is heard, it sounds alien, foreign, perhaps incoherent?" I should stop here and say that King has no active beef with contemporary music.

Ms. Manthanee, whose nickname is Money, says having an English name is practical because it is easier for foreigners to pronounce, unlike Thai names, which are tonal and can include sounds alien to non-Thai speakers.

To ears steeped in that repertory, earlier harmonic styles can sound alien, and the further back in time you move, the odder the music sounds.

Entertainment industry conlangs have come a long way since Klingon was first uttered during Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979, having been devised by the actor James Doohan (Scotty) purely to sound "alien".

Not only did an incredulous expression come over my uncle's face — raised eyebrows, marvelling nod — but the words just out of my mouth sounded alien even to me, pompous and lacking in conviction.

Although Dothraki, Valyrian, Navi (spoken in "Avatar") and Klingon (growled in "Star Trek") are designed to sound alien, they are also meant to seem natural, and imitate the features of real languages.

Try new things, even if they sound alien to start with.