tone
Example Sentences
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But breaking from his typically conciliatory tone, he told MSPs that it was "not good enough" to support the general principles of the bill only to oppose it at stage three.
From BBC
After the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 28 February, Larijani struck a defiant tone, signalling that Iran was prepared for a long conflict.
From BBC
“Our contacts also took a guarded tone, having learned from the prolonged down-cycle.”
From Barron's
From her tone, he could tell that she was still cross.
From Literature
He invites the reader to let the earth tones fade and let the blue—oceans, rivers, lakes and canals—come into clearer focus.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
