Example Sentences

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"They were like, 'Christine, you're sinking the ship, you have to leave'. And to be honest, I couldn't always sing. I got a little bit of pitchiness from my mum. I definitely had lessons."

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

“I really latched onto the pitchiness of older synths and how out of tune things can sound and still sound musical,” he said.

From The Verge • Nov. 8, 2019

He had a minimal amount of pitchiness, but the last two notes sounded weak.

From Salon • May 19, 2010

When the pitchiness of night closed in until it seemed that the mountains moved up and huddled closer together, Newt was on well-remembered roads and did not pause.

From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville

The darkness had waxed to pitchiness, and the noises were hushed.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by Wilson, John Mackay