intonation

On the highlight “Waist Deep,” a piano-led pop number with a chord progression that recalls John Lennon’s “Watching the Wheels,” her intonation is simple and clear, content to let the melody do the emotional work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The phrase was based off his uncle, he said in a 2008 interview, and he had also said it in the same intonation in other films before debuting on HBO's The Wire.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025

But in the second version, the added focus, through intonation, implies that "toy" contrasts with the previously discussed "blicket."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024

“Yo soy Emilia Pérez,” she says over and over again, modulating her intonation ever so slightly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

The other accommodation with reality that just intonation must make is the fact that a single just-intonation tuning cannot be used to play in multiple keys.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

On set, Strong, who is famous for his extensive preparation, maintained Zuckerberg’s intonations even when cameras weren’t rolling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

His personality is conveyed through the different intonations in which he delivers his name.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024

Birds squawked in weird intonations, a few stars dotted a purplish sky, and the temperature felt like it dropped several degrees.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024

The 19-year-old Brooklyn drill artist known as Pop Smoke took the sonic template from Chief Keef nearly a decade earlier, but added his own deep, husky intonations for a one-of-a-kind spin on the sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Laila marveled at her daughter’s manner of speech, her cadence and rhythm, her thoughtful pauses and intonations, so adult, so at odds with the immature body that housed the voice.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini