Sentence examples for sounding harsh from inspiring English sources

The simpler textures of her Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis occasionally find the choir sounding harsh up high, but theirs is a vibrant sound, never bland.

"Grating", defined as "sounding harsh and unpleasant", was illustrated with the phrase "her high, grating voice", while the adjective "nagging" used the example phrase "a nagging wife".

At the risk of sounding harsh, if the security issues at the resort's airport are resolved to the satisfaction of the Foreign Office, then nothing material has changed in the circumstances that prevailed when you booked.

"It's Wembley we don't get there very often, particularly in the FA Cup so she is potentially the only person there who could get to see a another one". Without sounding harsh, Reading's FA Cup record is dismal.

Notorious Senator Joe McCarthy used it, ditto Newt Gingrich and other right wingers -- it has the extra benefit of sounding harsh and there's the subliminal association with "rat".

If your essay is a critique, present your position without sounding harsh or overly critical.

A melody that sounded so sweet and cute would end up sounding harsher and edgier in his hands.

In response, national politicians across the EU are sounding harsher about "Brussels".How wrong-headed, say Mr Prodi and his friends.

"Without sounding overly harsh, in many ways marketers have taken the 50-plus market for granted," Mr. Byck said.

The song had been initially considered as the lead single, however, it was deemed as sounding too harsh and the record company did not want to take the risk.

Although "Wake Me Up" was the preferred choice, and also Sarah Harding's favorite from the album, it was deemed as sounding too harsh and the record company didn't want to take the risk.