tenor

Example Sentences

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But he worries that the tenor and toxicity of social media commentary is putting women in particular off politics.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Digging deeper, however, unearths a defensive tenor to Monday’s rally, which was paced by megacap tech, healthcare, and industrial stocks that was paired with a big bid for U.S.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Mr. Steele supports affirmative action as “a form of reconciliation with our dominant racial, ethnic, and gender order” and is “saddened by the tenor of the present moment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

In Scene 3, Ms. Duffy and tenor Nicky Spence are university students puzzling over “Who is Sue?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“Good morning, Miss Trixie,” Mr. Gonzalez called in his effervescent tenor.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole