[ US /daʊnˈbit/ ]
[ UK /dˈa‍ʊnbiːt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
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How To Use downbeat In A Sentence

  • This is as dark and downbeat as they come, the occasional lighter moments of banter notwithstanding.
  • On the slightly down-at-heels Upper West Side block where the story unfolds, happiness — or the closest Schine's brightly downbeat characters can come to it — is next to dogginess. Doggy Affections
  • Hornby was aghast but answered her questions in increasingly staccato and downbeat tones.
  • Both musicians relished the dancing hemiola figures in the third movement, shifts of the downbeat between duple and triple groupings, and played with impressive bravura and accuracy. Music review: Zuill Bailey and Orion Weiss at the Kennedy Center
  • Ranging from the techno-infused uptempo music in Tokyo X to the jazzy downbeats in Chicago, the musical accompaniment to the onscreen action fits seamlessly.
  • Downbeat nystagmus is a term used to describe nystagmus with fast-phase beating downward when the eyes are looking forward or down.
  • The performance matched a downbeat start to the week for the Dow Jones in the US and reflected cheaper telecom, media and oil stocks in London.
  • The actual signing of the treaty was a downbeat affair without any ceremony.
  • Barely a negative vibe will be emitted from any of the bidding nations, nor a single quote uttered which might seem remotely downbeat or pessimistic.
  • His speeches are often rambling and downbeat. Times, Sunday Times
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