intone
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Those are the first words of the military Oath of Enlistment—the words that new members of the military, with right hands raised, intone as they join the service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Akbar ceased performing the obligatory five prayers that Muslims must intone every day and began to worship “divine light.”
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
When religious schools compete, he has listened as coaches intone team prayers before and after a game.
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022
For the spiritual “There Is a Balm in Gilead,” Tines broke off to intone like a preacher an incident that had happened the night before as he left the park.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2022
See how smart she was, she seems to intone as she compares the picture to my father.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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