intone

Those are the first words of the military Oath of Enlistment—the words that new members of the military, with right hands raised, intone as they join the service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Separated from their calves to produce milk, they intone musical verses about their motherly desperation.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023

Akbar ceased performing the obligatory five prayers that Muslims must intone every day and began to worship “divine light.”

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

We watch them intone “The Lord’s Prayer” and “Hail Mary” in unison.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

Seven raised her hands, about to intone a spell that made shadows look like monstruos, when the cuco let out a piercing scream and spun around toward Seven.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Instead of shaking my hand or saying hello, he intones, “Do you know why this is called the sitting room?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

"Holiday let, second home, second home, holiday let, second home, holiday let," she intones.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

“It doesn’t matter. The question is moot,” Jackson intones, before launching into a miniature stump speech.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

A singer intones a haunting melody—“It’s been a long time and still we are not free.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

“Yes, Uncle Al. Of course, Uncle Al. Won’t you please come in, Uncle Al,” she intones.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"It's going to be he and I going to November," Bianco intoned at a recent televised debate, nodding towards Hilton.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

“Before we start the show, I want to let you know something that I found out just last night,” intoned the veteran comedian.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025

"We look for confidence in our achievements, our appearance, our accomplishments," intoned the perfectly coiffed and made-up Angela Halili on a recent episode of the "Girls Gone Bible" podcast.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025

He was joined on stage by the song's producer, Mustard, who clutched a football while sporting the world's baggiest jeans - before Lamar pointed an imaginary remote control at the camera and intoned, "Game Over".

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025

Mr. Stonecrop intoned his creed and smiled as if pleased with himself.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Pundits who failed to predict the operation in the first place gravely stroked their chins before intoning that the Venezuelan adventure must inevitably fail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

If You're Glad I'll Be Frank imagined the speaking clock as a real woman speaking live, her internal monologue utterly at odds with the deadening repetitiveness of endlessly intoning "at the third stroke..."

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

“Bastards” features Kristofferson’s voice at the end, intoning the line, and is the reason for his co-writing credit, given with permission from his widow.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2025

He invokes family and faith, joined by Michael Stipe from R.E.M. intoning, “Oh me, oh my”; it’s thick with atmosphere and memory, offering no conclusions.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023

They were intoning what they called “the resonant frequency of the universe.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman