low tone
Example Sentences
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He brought silken “descending dove” tone to his solo playing, but at low tone becoming more a voice from afar than soloist.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
The manager did not change his low tone of voice, but came across considered and even philosophical during his 30 minutes with the media.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
Indeed, with a drawn face and low tone, Carroll said as much on another gloomy Sunday for the Seahawks.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021
Hodges addressed lawmakers in a low tone, speaking with more precision than emotion but showing a simmering anger as he recalled what he and his fellow officers encountered.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2021
I thanked him for his friendship and caution, and our discourse proceeded in a low tone, while I toasted the Aged’s sausage and he buttered the crumb of the Aged’s roll.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
