toneless

Example Sentences

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Publicly, she remained above party politics, always attending the state opening of Parliament but delivering the “Queen’s Speech” outlining the government’s agenda in the toneless accents expected of a politically neutral sovereign.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

But that didn’t matter, murmured Beal in his baritone which predictably grows toneless and even deeper following tough losses.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2018

His body language when he first acknowledged the shooting: toneless inflection, looking away from the camera, looking slightly annoyed.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2018

Her delivery is toneless, as if she were trying to induce her audience into shifting its attention elsewhere.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 24, 2014

The machines talk as they print out the prayers; if you like, you can go inside and listen to them, the toneless metallic voices repeating the same thing over and over.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood