Example Sentences
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The deeper mystery, one I’d still like explained, is how Early found the time to learn how to mimic Douglas Sirk’s sneaky sincerity, the trickiest of directorial tones.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
He went on to form The Smiths with Morrissey in 1982, defining an entire era of indie music with his intricate, chiming tones - rooted in British pop, while stubbornly avoiding cliché.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
The palette is pastel and soft-washed, mixing with bolder tones, but everything is knocked back, never loud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
While musicians often describe tones as warm, dark, bright, or heavy, many scientists believed these differences were mostly psychological or caused by changes in volume and timing rather than touch itself.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
He wonders if this might be what he felt as a small child before the impressions and tones and presences were overlaid by memories, memories which are mostly others' stories about his past.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
