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

Earshot also analysed Sheikh Hasina's speech – the rhythm, intonation and breath sounds - and identified consistent noise floor levels, finding no evidence of synthetic artefacts in the audio.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

So every weekend we had a Zoom and taught her the rhythm, intonation, subtext.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024

“Hello,” she said, practicing her intonation, because tone was everything.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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

The Spanish is archaic, the intonations are complicated, and the words tumble over themselves like a hard charge toward the goal posts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

It has Rosario intonations, it's something someone's grandmother might say.

From BBC ● May 29, 2023

Every night I’ve gone over it, again and again in bed, struggling to get the intonations right and strike the perfect nasal tone.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau