tone of voice
Example Sentences
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His tone of voice matured, too, gaining a depth and wisdom that at times put him in the same league as Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
“People say: ‘I hadn’t heard someone talk to me in that tone of voice since my grandfather was alive.’
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
They are being coached to read customers’ moods, to choose the right gestures, the correct tone of voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 20, 2025
So she’s reduced to tone of voice, oblique gestures, a message hidden between the lines.
From Slate • Sep. 10, 2024
His tone of voice is exactly how we would normally talk with each other.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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