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How to use intone in a sentence

12 example sentences · verb

Intone means to give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize. Example: “She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.”

Examples of intone by meaning

verbTo utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.

  • to intone the church service

More sentences with intone

  • She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 149. From the entry docent
  • Adopting a Vaderesque voice, he intoned, “Luke, I am your federal agent.2013, Kate Donovan, Trace Elements. From the entry Vaderesque
  • Inasmuch as he intones the requisite égalitarian verities of multicultural rectitude, Cotler cannot hide his bias.2004 April 30, Greg Felton, Canada’s hate laws have selective application in: “Rodger” (user name), talk.politics.mideast (Usenet…. From the entry égalitarian
  • Out in the yard a womanʼs hoarse contralto intoned a hymn.1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 68. From the entry contralto
  • While these political sellout artists have been intoning their mind numbing placations, citizens across the nation have been speaking and acting.2006 May 14, Dan DeWalt, “Impeachment is too important to leave to the Democrats”, in OpEdNews.com, retrieved 08 Aug 2009. From the entry placation
  • Nostalgically, Bill Feingold intones the excruciating litany.1998 May 25, David Van Biema, “Endangered Conspirators”, in Time, volume 151, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry nostalgically
  • Its voice, if it had one, intoned an unmistakable Net.1983, Colin Thubron, “Leningrad”, in Among the Russians, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry net
  • “Unimum et unimorum,” he intoned in a nasal litanic tone.1961, John Steinbeck, chapter 1, in The Winter of Our Discontent, Penguin, published 1996, page 11. From the entry litanic
  • 'It's just as well to know,' intoned Sid, selecting quite studiedly a banana, his fingers darting back for a bunchlet of grapes.2013, Joseph Connolly, It Can't Go On. From the entry bunchlet
  • Now, against the Beethoven rhythm and the antiphonal outcry (E), the 'celli intone a spacious and somber melody whose beginning is shown at F.1968, Donald N. Ferguson, Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire: A Guide for Listeners, page 349. From the entry celli
  • “Look what these creatures of flesh and blood will do for cash,” he seems constantly on the verge of intoning, as he observes his subjects like so many mazed rats.2025 June 3, Mark O’Connell, “‘The Mozart of the attention economy’: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star”, in The Guardian. From the entry Mephistopheles

Meaning of intone

  1. verb To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
  2. verb To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
  3. verb To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

Full definition of intone

Questions about intone in a sentence

How do you use intone in a sentence?
Intone is used as a verb. For example: “She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.”
What is a short sentence with intone?
“to intone the church service”
What does intone mean?
Intone means to give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.

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