How to Use chord in a Sentence

chord

noun
  • And what struck a chord for me?
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • His self-tape had struck a chord.
    — Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • His playing struck a chord in me.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
  • What struck a chord with so many people?
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The video struck a chord online.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Look at what scale or chord the pipes have been tuned to, if any.
    — Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Two recent films might strike a chord.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The red flowers seemed to strike a chord with the kitchen god.
    — Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • Most twelve-bar blues music is based on the same three chords.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • That strikes a chord with Lilyanna.
    — Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The band still hadn’t heard the whole song, just some chords and bars, and no lyrics.
    — John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Why does art strike a chord with us in ways that words and politicians can't?
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • What about [May’s] chords before?
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Four or five chords repeated over and over.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Disco Night was one song that kind of struck a chord with me.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • That approach to styling has struck a chord with his customers.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Still, his life coaching has struck a deep chord online.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Moody was the right word with strings striking that chord early.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There’s only so many notes and very few chords used in pop music.
    — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • So just seeing her up there playing with the boys struck a chord with you?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 June 2023
  • Berryman’s cartoon struck a chord with him.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a chord change from the verse to the chorus that is a major shift.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The part of you that knows what the chords should sound like will always notice.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
  • His offhand remark struck a chord.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The right hand is for the melody, for the string, and the left is for the rhythm, to pluck the chords.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The right chord progression can tell you where lovers stand, or who the killer is.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
  • In a moment when so many people are starved for good news, the videos struck a chord.
    — Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Those words struck a chord with edge rusher Khalil Mack.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The statement seemed to strike a chord with Kelly.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Bob had the ability to play unique chords that few others could.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026

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