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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

“Why is Black discourse always about precipitation,” they intone, “While ignoring the sweet scent of petrichor after rain.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Akbar ceased performing the obligatory five prayers that Muslims must intone every day and began to worship “divine light.”

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

We watch them intone “The Lord’s Prayer” and “Hail Mary” in unison.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

She raised her wand and began to intone the sealing spell.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

“With God’s help, Camp Mystic is emerging from this storm and moving forward,” a narrator intones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

"Holiday let, second home, second home, holiday let, second home, holiday let," she intones.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

“It doesn’t matter. The question is moot,” Jackson intones, before launching into a miniature stump speech.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

“If you come just for the mozzarella sticks, like, I wouldn’t judge you,” one TikTokker intones in an April 2024 video that’s been viewed 6.5 million times.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

“Yes, Uncle Al. Of course, Uncle Al. Won’t you please come in, Uncle Al,” she intones.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"It's going to be he and I going to November," Bianco intoned at a recent televised debate, nodding towards Hilton.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

“This is from the all-new Proxie, for her husband of 35 years, Eddie,” Angel Baby’s dulcet voice intoned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

When asked about immigration, she consistently intoned: “Our immigration system is broken.”

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025

He was joined on stage by the song's producer, Mustard, who clutched a football while sporting the world's baggiest jeans - before Lamar pointed an imaginary remote control at the camera and intoned, "Game Over".

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025

“I am Kelly the All-Wonderful and All-Knowing,” she intoned.

From "George" by Alex Gino

The eerie mood is accentuated by an introductory film projected on the distant stone and a twangy voice intoning excerpts from the Lincoln speeches etched in the atrium above ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

If You're Glad I'll Be Frank imagined the speaking clock as a real woman speaking live, her internal monologue utterly at odds with the deadening repetitiveness of endlessly intoning "at the third stroke..."

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

The intoning of memento mori seeds a joyful duty toward the pursuit of human longevity as an act of grateful humility before the wonder of life.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2023

This weekend’s “S.N.L.” broadcast, hosted by Michael B. Jordan and featuring the musical guest Lil Baby, began with a dramatic voice-over intoning, “Criminals beware. There’s a new sheriff in town, and he means business.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

“Alas, poor spud!” she had just done intoning, Hamlet-like, to the withered potato, which was now furry with mold.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood