tone of voice
Example Sentences
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It’s meant to be first in a new category of emotionally intelligent robots, trained to respond appropriately to our tone of voice and body language.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
An autistic person’s tone of voice or emotional affect may sound to a non-autistic person as if it doesn’t match the situation’s gravity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
But Mamdani’s speech was not the ritual of unity and healing they wanted and expected, and they were reduced to mumbled excuses about the microphone, his tone of voice and his inexperience.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
So she’s reduced to tone of voice, oblique gestures, a message hidden between the lines.
From Slate • Sep. 10, 2024
When you’re grumpy, it’s hard to un-grumpy yourself, but she sighed and calmed the burning in her chest long enough to apologize for her tone of voice.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
