Sentence examples for forced tone from inspiring English sources

But both sounded dry and easily tired, resulting in clipped phrase endings, forced tone and tight high notes.

There is a forced tone in this kind of jocularity.

Many fear the UN will be forced to tone down the report when it is published, after some delay, next month.

Spoiler alert: key plot details follow Seth Rogen was forced to tone down a Kim Jong-un death scene for his new comedy The Interview following a personal intervention by the Japanese head of Sony's parent company, according to hacked emails.

It's pretty depressing, but celebrity culture in this country is at an all-time low, we've created the most unpleasant monsters". Albarn, 36, revealed that even he had been forced to tone down his own views during Blur's recent world tour because of opposition from other members of the band, which originally found success articulating the frustrations of suburban youth.

Maduro and his entourage are looking to push forth with their so-called Bolivarian Revolution, despite being forced to tone down their populist policies, increasing gas prices (which have remained artificially low due to subsidies) and easing currency controls that have remained in place for the last 13 years.

The writers were forced to tone the plot down to comply with guidelines.

Carter was forced to tone down the script by changing Pfaster from a necrophiliac to a death fetishist and diminishing Pfaster's sexual obsession.

When forced to tone it down in "O Patria Mia," she dreamed of her homeland like a panther waiting to pounce.

He was forced to tone down or obscure the more intense scenes and overall violence to avoid an NC-17 rating, which is considered "box office suicide"—cinemas and retail chains often refused to stock NC-17 titles.

Its political momentum had already shown signs of faltering last November, when Reed was forced to tone down some of the measure's harshest and more constitutionally radical language.