Example Sentences

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Self is one of the few writers whose language and ideas are at constant war with the easy-access tonelessness churned out by many – though not all – of today’s “creative writing” industries.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2017

During the previous interview I was particularly struck by the low tonelessness of M. Stalin's voice � as if he felt the need of conserving every atom of energy for his gigantic task.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had a strange lisp, and there was a . . . tonelessness to his voice.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

The voices of De Boer and Hans sounded with a strange tonelessness.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various

But his accents, when he spoke, were even, if menacing in their tonelessness.

From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Brown, Arthur William