intone

Example Sentences

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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

He’s always making excuses—“She didn’t mean nothing by it,” “She’s yanking your chain”—when Dina does things like intone “the Tribe has spoken” when Molly expresses an opinion.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline