intone
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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
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
For the spiritual “There Is a Balm in Gilead,” Tines broke off to intone like a preacher an incident that had happened the night before as he left the park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 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
“With God’s help, Camp Mystic is emerging from this storm and moving forward,” a narrator intones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
"Holiday let, second home, second home, holiday let, second home, holiday let," she intones.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Until then, let’s enjoy each week’s momentary rescue delivered whenever Cumming intones, “Players, the time for talk is over.”
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
“You will never hear my song again,” Payakan intones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
“Never take a seat in the back of the room,” intones Mirren.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
"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
“She was born under a full moon in the arms of mother nature. The jaguars taught her to run, the birds to fly,” her intro video intoned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
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
“Time for Kamala Harris to face some real scrutiny,” intoned The Telegraph.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
“I am Kelly the All-Wonderful and All-Knowing,” she intoned.
From "George" by Alex Gino
It was an unusual mission for Avraamiy, whose days are usually filled with intoning prayers, counseling his flock and leading the clergymen from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine at the monastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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
Books were now for reading and understanding, not intoning.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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