intonation

Example Sentences

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The phrase was based off his uncle, he said in a 2008 interview, and he had also said it in the same intonation in other films before debuting on HBO's The Wire.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

He tried to focus on his mannerisms, on the intonation of his voice.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

“Yo soy Emilia Pérez,” she says over and over again, modulating her intonation ever so slightly.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

Melodic intonation therapy, for instance, is a promising approach to train people with aphasia to sing what they want to say, using their intact "musical mechanisms" to bypass damaged speech mechanisms.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

From the lighthouse station far to the east he could hear the low, steady intonation of the fog signal diaphone.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson