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intones

  • present tense form
    of intone (3rd person singular).
    intone
    verb (used with object)
    to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.

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“You have delighted us long enough,” Grant intones, repeating Austen’s famous line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

“With God’s help, Camp Mystic is emerging from this storm and moving forward,” a narrator intones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

"Holiday let, second home, second home, holiday let, second home, holiday let," she intones.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Nevertheless: “Once more you drown one of your own in the inky depths of democracy,” Cumming intones after Funches poignantly exits.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

“Yes, Uncle Al. Of course, Uncle Al. Won’t you please come in, Uncle Al,” she intones.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen