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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“Ninety minutes of screaming in tune, which is what I do for a living — I’m not up for that yet,” he said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, volume breadth — the volume of advancing stocks minus the volume of declining stocks — has been more in tune with the market rally because of the heavy volume in those AI-related stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Emery will expect more from both once they are in tune with his demands.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Roy Webb’s slithery bitonal chords and complex love theme are fully in tune with Hitchcock’s spy-romance story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was like singing in tune: he knew he was doing it at the same time as he did it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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