How to Use discord in a Sentence

discord

noun
  • The song ends on a discord.
  • The city has long been known as a scene of racial intolerance and discord.
  • This is the anatomy of discord.
    — Alaa Alqaisi august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • How did that movie find a place in a story about discord in Elmhurst?
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • To what was such a spasmodic discord owed?
    — Julio Cortázar, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Eris is also the name of the Greek goddess of discord and strife.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The gyre of discord expands without pause.
    — Alaa Alqaisi august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The calls also revealed some staff discord.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The calls also revealed some staff discord.
    — Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But a shutdown has been widely forecast for months due to the scope of the discord.
    — Jack Coyle, Fortune, 2 May 2023
  • Brunson agreed that much of the discord has unfolded over just the last six months.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the discord, the regime is likely to have the final say.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • High-octane discord hasn’t gone down this easily in decades.
    — Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Today, the entire country faces far too much discord.
    — Steven D. Reske, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The forces that are supposed to keep the peace and curb violence instead sow discord and dole out death.
    — Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Early signs of discord Five out of six jurors needed to agree on each part of the verdict.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • However, the pair have had a history of discord.
    — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • So, what might those moments suggest for today’s era of disunity and discord?
    — Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Alyssa wonders how an entire country can be its best when it is mired in discord, uncertainty and gloom.
    — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • There was discord between multiple players and the coaching staff with regard to their roles on the team.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
  • If the metal rings harmoniously with the piano note, all is well; the least flaw will result in a discord.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Any issue involving the police, meanwhile, was a recipe for discord.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 31 July 2022
  • At the same time, the report notes that both parties contribute to division and discord.
    — Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Tuerff says the current climate of discord across the nation makes the unity message timely.
    — Andrea Billups, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
  • All this is the latest spat in a nine-year partnership draped in delays, disagreements and discord.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Tustin discord on a 75-yard, seven-play drive in the first half’s final 59 seconds.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Not that there aren’t villains; indeed, as much as there is accord within the household, there is discord without.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The discord is eloquent, putting her unrest into chastened relief.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The tale came at exactly the right time, when angst and discord on social media has seemed to intensify.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022

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