monotone
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The monotone transmission recalled the manner in which deep-cover Cold War spies for the KGB and CIA once received orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Her understated androgyny was paired with a shout-singing vocal style that had a snarly, monotone curl laced with abandon and disregard for convention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Ms Hodson wrote: "I asked him about the incident at his admissions meeting and he was monotone, emotionless and very matter of fact about his intentions."
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
So for him to deliver that line in that monotone and that simple delivery speaks to his power and the knowledge that he has of himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
She was listening to the third woman, a stout, pleasant-faced, elderly woman who was talking in a slow clear monotone which showed no signs of pausing for breath or coming to a stop.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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