Sentence examples for hitting a sour note from inspiring English sources

In a world of Internet downloads and Apple Computer iPods, the music industry has yet to come up with way to prevent the new technology from eroding sales (see: "Hitting A Sour Note").

Reports suggested Netflix had been optimistic about a sequel to its blockbuster Bright, the fantasy/buddy cop genre mashup starring Will Smith with a budget of $90 million that seems to have gone down well with fans, despite hitting a sour note with critics.

In an atmosphere heavy with unavowed anxiety, the story hit a sour note.

You may hit a sour note and spoil the whole gambit.

But Zorba was a man who lived life not caring if he hit a sour note".

Publishing executives said that the book would almost certainly be a big seller in the United States and abroad, but it could hit a sour note with women who find him unsympathetic and lacking credibility.

The massacre of school children in Newtown, Conn., has had reverberations in the radio world, as lyrics that seemed within the bounds of good taste two weeks ago suddenly seem to hit a sour note.

And in this second recording, as in Mr. Zinman's European face at Carnegie Hall this weekend, you could see a desire to distance himself from his Baltimore association, which ended in 1998 and hit a sour note a few years later.

RioPort hit a sour note when it set itself up as a destination site first, competing with more established companies like EMusic.com emus to provide music downloads.

Iron Fist unfortunately hit a sour note in the series, which is doubly unfortunate since it immediately precedes the miniseries premiere.

Another hits a sour note.