intonation

On the highlight “Waist Deep,” a piano-led pop number with a chord progression that recalls John Lennon’s “Watching the Wheels,” her intonation is simple and clear, content to let the melody do the emotional work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

But the result was thin, devoid of intonation or personality, and it had an American lilt.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

He tried to focus on his mannerisms, on the intonation of his voice.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

But in the second version, the added focus, through intonation, implies that "toy" contrasts with the previously discussed "blicket."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024

From the lighthouse station far to the east he could hear the low, steady intonation of the fog signal diaphone.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The Spanish is archaic, the intonations are complicated, and the words tumble over themselves like a hard charge toward the goal posts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

And then there’s the title track, with its Hank Williams intonations.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

Birds squawked in weird intonations, a few stars dotted a purplish sky, and the temperature felt like it dropped several degrees.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024

It's now possible for AI to take three seconds of human speech and then hold forth at length with its same patterns and intonations in an exact mimicry.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023

The smell of incense and lilies, the candles lit for loved ones passed away, the throaty intonations of the priest, and the majestic trumpeting of the organ.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline