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
But she’s also a small, slender woman who speaks in low tones and looks like a bird.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2013
Residents of Zaranj spoke obliquely and in low tones, always on the lookout for passers-by, forgoing words whenever meaningful grins or nods sufficed.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2012
Earlier, he had been told of an unusual number of British officers gathered on Boston’s Long Wharf, talking in low tones.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
