TONE in a Sentence

Learn TONE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
265 example sentences for TONE, such as:
1. I cannot bear the tone he adopts.
2. Chichikov adopted a firmer and more decided tone.
3. The guest's tone was almost piteous in its appeal.
4. 'Classical,' Arkady answered in the same tone of voice.
5. In a temper, Tony refused to tone down his intemperate remarks.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of TONE
tone
 n.  (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
 n.  a musical interval of two semitones
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Probably the reader will have noticed that, for all his expressions of solicitude, Chichikov's tone towards his hostess partook of a freer, a more unceremonious, nature than that which he had adopted towards Madam Manilov.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER III
2  "Fairly well," replied Chichikov, but with a touch of dryness in his tone.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER IV
3  He spoke without the least surprise in his tone, and much as though the conversation had been turning on grain.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER V
4  Then he added aloud, with irritation in his tone: "See here."
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER V
5  The guest's tone was almost piteous in its appeal.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER IX
6  "You seem to get great store upon views and beauty," remarked Kostanzhoglo with reproof in his tone.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
7  I cannot bear the tone he adopts.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
8  Chichikov adopted a firmer and more decided tone.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
9  At the same time, it is for a subordinate to adapt himself to the tone of his superior, rather than for a superior to adapt himself to the tone of his subordinate.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
10  This surgeon's son was not only not overawed, he even gave abrupt and indifferent answers, and in the tone of his voice there was something churlish, almost insolent.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
11  'Classical,' Arkady answered in the same tone of voice.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
12  'We had better go to sleep,' said Arkady, in a tone of vexation.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
13  He was evidently uncomfortable at these reminiscences, and was, I fancy, always afraid that I might take up the same tone again.
Notes from the Underground By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: II
14  During his last year at school he came in for an estate of two hundred serfs, and as almost all of us were poor he took up a swaggering tone among us.
Notes from the Underground By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: III
15  "Not all married women are happy," she snapped out in the rude abrupt tone she had used at first.
Notes from the Underground By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: VI
Example Sentence: (55 in 4 pages)
1  'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
2  "Come, my head is free at last!" said Alice in a tone of delight, which changed into alarm in another moment, when she found that her shoulders were nowhere to be found.
3  He often speaks in an arrogant tone, which doesn't encourage others to discuss with him.
4  Sometimes, for a fleeting moment, I thought I caught a glance, heard a tone, beheld a form, which announced the realization of my dream.
5  'May it please your Majesty,' said Two, in a very humble tone, going down on one knee as he spoke, 'we were trying--'
6  The quiet tone of pathos that ran through the novel never degenerated into the maudlin or the overly sentimental.
7  You puzzle me, Jane: your look and tone of sorrowful audacity perplex and pain me.
8  "Poor little thing!" said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it.
9  This sofa has a two tone finish which makes it not only functional but also adaptable to any contemporary interior design.
10  "Well, be off, then!" said the Pigeon in a sulky tone, as it settled down again into its nest.
11  The campaign was highly negative in tone; each candidate tried to discredit the other.
12  'I'll tell it her,' said the Mock Turtle in a deep, hollow tone: 'sit down, both of you, and don't speak a word till I've finished.'
13  In a temper, Tony refused to tone down his intemperate remarks.
14  Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of truculence.
15  "It's a pun!" the King added in an offended tone, and everybody laughed, "Let the jury consider their verdict," the King said.