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intone

[in-tohn] / ɪnˈtoʊn /


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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

“The answer is always yes,” she’d intone when I’d call.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024

The singers intone the text quickly while sliding downward with their voices, or hold long, clear notes that blossom into brief melismas.

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

“My boy,” he said, and then closed his eyes and began to intone a prayer or a psalm.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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