Sentence examples for Understated tone from inspiring English sources

The understated tone and evenhandedness of the article over all struck me as responsible journalism.

The dramatic turns are understated — tone on tone — but the characters are nearly bursting with feeling.

That statement typifies the evenhanded, understated tone of the book -- at once its great virtue and a drawback.

Mr. Lieberman has also chosen to adopt an understated tone when laying into Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney.

The effect can be seen in the economical, almost understated tone of Crazy Heart, which is full of sweeping panoramic views, and sparsely edited dialogue.

The stories in Manuel Gonzales's first collection, "The Miniature Wife" (Riverhead), are shot through with outlandish events relayed in an understated tone.

Mr. Jennings uses it to describe understated tone-on-tone plaids, like dark brown on medium brown.

Understated and lovely?

Understated, she is not.

Understated but enjoyable.

Understated, discreet, refined.