intonation
Example Sentences
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With one long, deep intonation, the man has stopped all time around them – freezing the water in place – a demonstration of unfathomable power.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025
But the result was thin, devoid of intonation or personality, and it had an American lilt.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
And then when I was singing, he took me through every intonation of how he heard it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
Melodic intonation therapy, for instance, is a promising approach to train people with aphasia to sing what they want to say, using their intact "musical mechanisms" to bypass damaged speech mechanisms.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
Every movement of her arms, intonation of her voice, and expression on her face would be seen by millions of people over and over again.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing intonation
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