sonorous
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Low sonorous chanting resonated through the hall as ritual smoke lingered in the still, humid air.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
There are indelible voices in entertainment, and there is James Earl Jones’ baritone, variously described as sonorous, commanding, and booming.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
It’s startlingly similar to what happens when he stands on opera stages — all 6 feet, 5 inches of him — and bellows in his sonorous bass-baritone; you are irrevocably drawn in.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
On songs like “Rescue,” Ian McCulloch’s sonorous baritone recalls Jim Morrison at his most majestic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
They speak to me, as John Kwang could always, not simply in new accents or notes but in the ancient untold music of a newcomer’s heart, sonorous with longing and hope.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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