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The phrase "a low note" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, feeling, or tone that is negative or somber, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The meeting ended on a low note after the disappointing news about the project's funding."
Alternatives: "a somber tone" or "a negative aspect".
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In Europe, the year ended on a low note.
Meanwhile, smooth jazz has hit a low note.
It kicks off with a low note, then builds to a high one.
It was a low note on an otherwise solid day of shows.
Spike Richey called the men to order with a low note on the pitch pipe.
For all the violence, the story will not end on a low note.
The conference began on a low note after delegates failed to reach an agreement at Copenhagen.
But O'Malley's two terms as governor ended on a low note.
The program hit a low note with two selections from Gabriela Lena Frank's new soprano-mezzo duo, "The Kitchen Songbook".
Complaints from Israel hit a low note in June, when CNN's founder and former chief, Ted Turner, was quoted as likening both sides of the conflict to terrorists.
By making a cake for friends, West insists, "one is striking a low note on a scale that is struck higher up by Beethoven and Mozart".
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