modulate
verb (used with object)
to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
well-modulated
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a word derived from
modulate.
Example Sentences
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Let’s start with the good: For most of its 82 minutes, Game of Thrones’ “The Long Night” was a tense, well-modulated, and gorgeously scored poem to apocalyptic terror.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2019
In those well-modulated sentences, Swift washes individuals and their pain away.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2017
When asked a question, he considers it before answering in articulate, well-modulated sentences, often prefaced with “I think,” or “perhaps.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2017
Hauck, with a strong assist from Bill Fernandez's clever, well-modulated Techniscope lensing, impressively choreographs the movie's continuous takes with a nice balance of intimacy and breadth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2016
“Tell my wife," he answered in a well-modulated voice, “to give the girl the name of Úrsula."
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
