cold tone
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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What's also chilling is their casual and cold tone.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2022
The polite ways to register offense are generally nonverbal, because they are meant to be subtle: a haughty look, a cold tone, a raised eyebrow.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021
The big dot ends a long, hilarious chapter that parodies the kind of crisp, cold tone associated with scientific discourse.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2018
The album’s cold tone is established early, on “Thought It Was a Drought.”
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2015
Finally, in a cold tone she said, “You don’t need to come back anymore.”
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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