The melody made an odd counterpoint to the horrors still rattling around David's head-but he knew the significance immediately.

An odd counterpoint to the barely seen activity at the front of the house.

The horse skidded and scrambled for a foothold in an odd counterpoint to his thoughts.

Tiron looked at her with hope in his eyes, an odd counterpoint to the trickles of blood on his face.

An odd counterpoint to the depressing tone of the film is the sprightly disco soundtrack over the end credits.

Somehow his antics became an odd counterpoint to Wendell's conversation with Michael.

As for the others, there is a sluggishness and lack of movement to them that stands in odd counterpoint to the activeness of the walls.

Then a loud gun blast came from outdoors, an odd counterpoint to the silenced firing.

Italy's own, real novelties, moreover, are hardly likely to draw throngs of foreign visitors, even though they provide some odd counterpoints.

Their panting breaths set an odd counterpoint to the roll call droning up from the floor.