The phrase "commanding tone" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe another person's voice or words when they sound authoritative, certain, and/or demanding. For example, "She spoke to me in a commanding tone, making it clear that she expected her orders to be followed.".
Mr. Fortune, a saxophonist and flutist, is an agile performer with a hard, commanding tone; you might not know it from his records, but he can steal the show even while onstage among much better-known musicians.
The conventional wisdom held that in tonight's presidential debate, the first, and perhaps most important, of three encounters between Mr. Gore and Gov. George W. Bush, Mr. Gore should show voters a warm and fuzzy side while Mr. Bush should seize a tough, commanding tone.
Holding the mike-recorder close to my face passionately grilling me in her well-known authoritative style and commanding tone, she demanded to know who would Mother Teresa vote for?
She continued to listen, and the man's voice suddenly took on a more commanding tone.
In the remake, the car is a transformer, constantly running at high speed and speaking in the somber, commanding tones of Val Kilmer.
Develop a command tone to use with your cat when he or she is doing something that you consider to be wrong.
Praise your dog by petting his back, rubbing his ears and head, and using a cheerful voice different from the command tone.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com