intones
- present tense form of intone (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"Holiday let, second home, second home, holiday let, second home, holiday let," she intones.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Until then, let’s enjoy each week’s momentary rescue delivered whenever Cumming intones, “Players, the time for talk is over.”
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
“It is as if the demands of his spirit were too extreme for flesh and blood,” Ms. Marcus intones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
But “count no mortal happy till / he has passed the final limit of his life secure from pain,” as the chorus intones at the end of Sophocles’ tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
“As I explained in our last class, onions form the base of most Pakistani curries,” she intones like a college professor.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
