Then something in what Victor had said struck a discordant note.

Only one paragraph in the article struck a discordant note.

That was the only discordant note struck by either side after yesterday's meeting.

There were some discordant notes in the aftermath of the election.

As such, the first three months of 1994 ended on a decidedly more discordant note for the stock market than they began.

And it was not the only discordant note last week in economic policy.

Still, there was a discordant note in all this the old man didn't like.

I couldn't help hearing something of a discordant note when he had talked about his marital "job."

One discordant note, however, is your use of the word "orthodox."

The only discordant note was the heavy brace on his left arm.