| Pro-family activists were startled by Mr. Axworthy's stridency. |
| He moved on to the Praca, where the stridency of the music still persisted. |
| Although she bridles at the stridency of the language, it's all or nothing for this group. |
| But the stridency of these novels is not the most complex or surprising shift in contemporary recession literature. |
| Jesse's wretched gun slammed again, a different sound, a spattering clang, followed by the stridency of Jesse cursing and weeping. |
| The songs blend soul and gospel with rap and go-go, and they define a bold variety of urban stridency. |
