in tune
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Also, in tune with.
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In agreement in musical pitch or intonation, as in It's hard to keep a violin in tune during damp weather , or Dave is always in tune with the other instrumentalists . [Mid-1400s]
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In concord or agreement, as in He was in tune with the times . [Late 1500s] The antonyms for both usages, dating from the same periods, are not in tune and out of tune , as in That trumpet's not in tune with the organ , or The lawyer was out of tune with his partners .
Example Sentences
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He added that people wanted a "local lad" to represent them, who lives in and knows the area, and "knows the people and is well in tune with that".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Ninety minutes of screaming in tune, which is what I do for a living — I’m not up for that yet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
That’s a change in tune for companies that struggled to meet in the same room for the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"A planet caught in resonance finds its orbit deformed to higher and higher eccentricities, precessing faster and faster while staying in tune with the orbit of the binary, which is shrinking," Touma said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
In fact, most people would find the effect very unpleasant and would say that the notes are not "in tune" with each other.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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