tone
noun
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc..
had toned
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past perfectof tone.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In his teen years, he had toned his large frame through a dedicated regime of swimming and cycling.
From Salon ● May 28, 2022
The report found that Slaven had toned the letter down from the rhetoric of an early version drafted in part by staff.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2022
A senior U.S. law enforcement official said Morton's current website was still important among U.S. militants, although Morton had toned down his writings.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2013
By Friday he had toned down the bravado.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2011
Everything around him was intensely bleak and white, for the moon, having left the horizon, had lost her golden light, and the colouring of the night had toned down to white and purple.
From A Dozen Ways Of Love by Lily Dougall
