Probably the Pope sent you a sharp note or something.

He'd tried to keep a sharp note out of his voice, not entirely successfully.

Then the barking started again, and there was a sharp note of warning in it.

The call is a series of up to four sharp notes.

I asked, immediately regretting the sharp note in my voice.

As he stepped on the first one, a sharp musical note sounded.

She couldn't keep a sharp note out of her voice at that.

Again there was that sharp note in his voice, as if he had a right to demand such an answer from me.

It broke off with a sharp, clear note, like a silver bell.

There was a sharp note of disapproval in the word.