Examples of 'strident' in a sentence
Meaning of "strident"
strident: An adjective used to describe a loud, harsh, grating, or shrill sound. It is often associated with a piercing quality that can be unpleasant to hear
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- Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
- Grating or obnoxious
- Vigorous; making strides
- One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
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It makes you look strident and unfeminine.
A strident patriotic fervor engulfed the country.
The tone is not strident but plaintive.
Strident has the world at his feet.
Others have been strident in opposing these conclusions.
There were others who were judgmental and strident.
An unfamiliar yet strident female voice startled me.
Only the first vowel may be strident.
Americans are strident in their defence of freedom.
Demonstrations grew increasingly visible and strident.
It is more strident in developing and poor countries.
Its name echoes its strident cry.
A strident denial could simply fuel the fire.
Please do not be too strident on this issue.
White racism becomes ever more strident.
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Rising tone is strident and rising.
The strident voices stopped abruptly.
Guns came in for similarly strident treatment.
With a more strident contempt for piracy than he.
This might be a better solution than strident rhetoric.
He was a strident critic of white supremacy.
I got into what my dad calls my strident stride.
There have been strident calls for borders to be closed.
Your voice gets very strident.
Others are more strident in their declarations.
You know where we are if things become too strident.
Republicans are very strident on personal issues.
The strident yellow alternates with a deep black.
He is also known for his strident nationalist comments.
But some of it is wild and strident.
Authentic prophets were strident opponents of the status quo.
I am sorry if my response to your last post was a little strident.
I would be even more strident in my approach.
The other three men broke into strident.
Only a few strident birds interrupted us.
The language of the article was strident and censorious.
No strident orchestra forces the diner to bolt beef in ragtime.
At five in the morning a strident whistle woke you up.
The reactions have been equally strident.
But there were strident critics.
And both sides have become more strident.
Broyhill was a strident opponent of integration.
Especially its rough wood and strident tones.
We reaffirm our most strident protests against this position.
The voice of the text had risen strident.
Something strident and stirring.
She took a step back at his strident tone.
Price was particularly strident in his attacks against fellow creationists.
Strident guitars accompany him.
She makes little strident noises.
