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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a different tone when" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a change in the manner or style of communication in a specific context or situation.
Example: "She spoke with a different tone when addressing the concerns of the team."
Alternatives: "a contrasting tone when" or "a varied tone when".
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Often, what she says in conversation has a different tone when it appears in black and white.
But it took a different tone when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made some off-the-cuff remarks.
These same leaders, however, strike a different tone when assessing the effects on this nation of the 11-year-old struggle against violent extremism.
Stevante Clark, who earlier this week interrupted a city council meeting with a group of protesters by jumping on a platform where Mayor Darrell Steinberg was sitting and telling him to "shut up," took on a different tone when he spoke at the funeral.
Homeland Security, which oversees border security, struck a different tone when last year it said that anyone who wanted to opt out of having their faces scanned should "refrain from traveling".
A unique feature of the caves is the Chamber of Flags, where three towering columns each emit a different tone when struck by your tour guide.
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Yet Obama struck a very different tone when addressed the growing scale of protests earlier this week on a trip to Africa – suggesting events on the ground had forced the US to hedge its bets.
But they have taken a very different tone when it comes to the part of the law concerning schools.
The sharp exchanges struck a different tone from when the two parties joined forces on an economic stimulus package, including tax rebates that are being issued.
But Romney and every other Republican governor struck a different tone in 2005, when they wrote the leader of the U.S. Senate in support of a bill that would have allowed similar demonstration projects.
We're one — one large tribe, one large family". This is a different tone than was taken when Amazon bought online shoe retailer Zappos way back in 2009.
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