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Examples of perfect pitch in a Sentence
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Strong and Herzog both find conversational menace like certain musicians sniff out a perfect pitch.
—The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
In addition to an amazing range, their musical ear places them at relative perfect pitch.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
People with perfect pitch can instantly identify each note or chord played without the benefit of a reference note.
—John Blake, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
The program, which introduced Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, among others, had perfect pitch.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
In 2016, Beato decided on the spur of the moment to make a video demonstrating Dylan’s perfect pitch.
—John Blake, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
Mia is a brilliant 20-year-old studying electronic music in college, with perfect pitch and a dark sense of humor streaked with a healthy dose of cynicism.
—Gabino Iglesias, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
Some people have a photographic memory; others have perfect pitch.
—Kenneth Goetz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2023
Simone Biles The celebrated Olympic gymnast wowed the crowd with an incredible flip before throwing a perfect pitch ahead of the 2019 World Series Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals game.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Perfect pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20pitch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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