in low tones
Example Sentences
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Throughout the day, Garland spoke in low tones, with a slight rasp to his voice.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2021
Said in low tones, it is a small hut or hiding place.
From Economist • Feb. 1, 2018
They were draped over one another’s chairs, fanning themselves with papers and conducting sideline conversations in low tones.
From New York Times • May 26, 2016
She’d gone to Harvard and worked on Wall Street, but, she confided in me in low tones, “I always wanted to be a mom.”
From Slate • May 29, 2013
They were speaking in low tones, but gesturing loudly at each other.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
