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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

The actors intone and belt out slogans from the 19th-century text while Nackt and a drummer accompany them with a wild, mostly electronic score.

From New York Times ● May 25, 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

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

“You have delighted us long enough,” Grant intones, repeating Austen’s famous line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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

“It is as if the demands of his spirit were too extreme for flesh and blood,” Ms. Marcus intones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

“San Miguel,” Chucha intones, “protect this house from all enemies. Expel the bad. Bring all to safety who dwell within. Amen.”

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

"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

“Before we start the show, I want to let you know something that I found out just last night,” intoned the veteran comedian.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 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

“Time for Kamala Harris to face some real scrutiny,” intoned The Telegraph.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024

“You have something that is not yours,” the hunchback intoned.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Pundits who failed to predict the operation in the first place gravely stroked their chins before intoning that the Venezuelan adventure must inevitably fail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 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

“Bastards” features Kristofferson’s voice at the end, intoning the line, and is the reason for his co-writing credit, given with permission from his widow.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2025

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

The warden said this with no joy, as if he were intoning a death sentence.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman