Jane Siberry

When I made my way across childhood to the tinny AM radio, it was dark. Lights out. I listened intently. More intently than I ever had before. Something was speaking to my unformed-ness like a long lost friend. Something that I had never met but forgotten nonetheless. I was 'realizing' that music was 'different' from other things in life.

Canadian Musician

Evan Daugherty

Very often, things that people may think come from the writer, very often don't. There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen when it comes to making a movie. When you hear a line of dialogue that sounds kind of tinny, it's pretty easy to cite the screenwriter. But there's a lot of stuff that goes into making a movie.

American Writer

Tony Bennett

When you hear a great two-track of a performance in Carnegie Hall, let's say, it sounds like you're right there at that moment. It's true to reality. And the closer it gets, once it gets too technical, it becomes very tinny to hear notes. It doesn't sound right. It has to be natural.

American Musician

Grace VanderWaal

I love colors, but I also love rich sounds. And I feel like when it comes to colored ukuleles, people assume they're cheap or that they'll have a tinny sound. And I feel like it would be really beautiful to have a rich color but also to have a rich sound.

Eric Liu

Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar.

George Galloway

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

British Politician

Zaha Hadid

My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that.

British Architect

George Harrison

I'm not a fan of that sort of punky, heavy, tinny stuff. I like a nice melody.

British Musician

Describes something of poor quality, often related to sound or taste, giving a negative impression.

Negative Connotation

Used when high-pitched or sharp sounds lack richness or depth, typically in audio equipment or music.

Sound Quality

Steer clear of using 'tinny' to describe high-quality products; it's usually for cheaper items.

Not for Quality

Indicates something that is not strong, likely to bend or break, often referring to materials or objects.

Physical Weakness

Use 'tinny' for objects that feel light to the touch and may not seem durable.

Light Objects

Suggests the item won't last long due to poor construction or materials.

Low Durability

Used informally, especially in casual conversations among friends or at gatherings in Australia and New Zealand.

Casual Context

Recognize that 'tinny' is a colloquial term, so it's not used in formal writing or professional contexts.

Slang Term

Know that 'tinny' specifically refers to canned beer, not beer in bottles or other beverages.

Beer Association

 There'd been a mistake. The opera house had provided the wrong instrument. This one had this harsh, tinny upper register, because all the felt had worn away. The black notes were sticking, the white notes were out of tune,

How frustration can make...

 instead of killing them perhaps be our competed tinny and attles we may have been better at finding different source of food whatever happened modern humans

Did Man Kill the...

 they were big creatures even larger than i'd imagined at least three feet tall and the tinny voice of the recorder seemed to hold them fascinated

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