tone
Example Sentences
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Later, he took a scolding tone when he insisted — yet again — that the negotiations would soon end the war, “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
President Trump has held off on approving the package as he presses his administration to maintain a conciliatory tone toward Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“I feel like I let Chris down by not seeing the look in his eyes, or not hearing a tone in his voice—not being able to read it.”
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
She called him a "master manipulator" who "set the tone" at the home.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
He could tell by the tone of Mama’s voice that the fat was in the fire, and he was trying very hard to disappear altogether.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing tone
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Argumentative Writing
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