in low tones
Example Sentences
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Throughout the day, Garland spoke in low tones, with a slight rasp to his voice.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2021
Said in low tones, it is a small hut or hiding place.
From Economist ● Feb. 1, 2018
They were draped over one another’s chairs, fanning themselves with papers and conducting sideline conversations in low tones.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2016
She’d gone to Harvard and worked on Wall Street, but, she confided in me in low tones, “I always wanted to be a mom.”
From Slate ● May 29, 2013
We went back to talking in low tones, though the fact is that Shetora will sleep through just about anything.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
