Example Sentences

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They were intoning what they called “the resonant frequency of the universe.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The warden said this with no joy, as if he were intoning a death sentence.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

While he watched it seemed to the Englishman that voices on the hills were intoning the first verses of Genesis.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard

Inside two monks, who were intoning the sacred sutras, did not lift their eyes as we entered.

From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ossendowski, Ferdinand

Below the castle the soldiers were intoning a slow and melodious chant that sounded like a psalm.

From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster