tone

Example Sentences

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His words were matter-of-fact, but his tone made me feel like I shouldn’t have mentioned it.

From Salon

Kiffin, wearing a plaid top that appeared stolen from the Brady Bunch wardrobe closet, softened the tone of his departing statement, now saying he respected Ole Miss’s decision to exclude him from playoff coaching.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the second producer Waypoint, real name Jacob Donaghue, confirmed on social media that AI was used to "give our original vocal a female tone".

From BBC

The score is a tone poem for cascading piano, string quartet and sighing clarinet lines.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the structural issues, at least, are settled, but a chaotic conference could set the tone and roadmap on where the start-up party goes from here.

From BBC