Sentence examples for contrived tone from inspiring English sources
Jeff Weiss of the newspaper used "Tie Me Down" as an example, noting that its sounds have "a saccharine sappiness and contrived tone that feels at odds with the otherwise organic-sounding album".
However self-conscious, however contrived in tone, they are addressed to a recipient an Other.
Mr Bercow has contrived to perfect a tone of moral leadership on this issue despite having been knee-deep in the mire himself.
On radio, John Sterling might have to tone down his contrived home run calls.
Some of these emotional moments look contrived.
It makes you look contrived.
The cue was obvious since Lana was warily stabbing at a green bud, but the tone was unexpected, almost contrived, as though he were reading words written inside his head.
This weird imagery could easily seem precious and overly contrived, but Aridjis is a fine judge of tone.
And beaches! -- the movie involves a miscellany of men and women of varying backgrounds, ages and skin tones who laugh and weep through an assortment of contrived setups.
Kelly Link's story "The Specialist's Hat" is notable for nodding to a number of venerable ghost story motifs (orphaned twins, an old house with buried secrets and so forth) while maintaining a wry, brisk tone which contrives to make the creepy creepier.
