Sentence examples for overtones that from inspiring English sources

In Hymns and Psalms (1983), certain changes were made to eliminate overtones that Methodists considered sexist.

The giant spheres have the same erotic overtones that characterizes many of Mr. Nivola's sculptures.

Names matter, they have racial and cultural overtones that make first impressions before we ever appear in person.

But the political overtones that characterize this festival have been more interesting than the garden-variety narcissistic parades.

"Or it could have something to do with the Protestant religions with strong Calvinist overtones that were long influential".

"And we also focus on the regular sense of tuning, disregarding the irrational overtones that are really there".

In Nigeria, it has always been hard to ignore the heavily politicised and radical overtones that suffuse popular dance music.

Some of the more positive commentators here have suggested that Mr. Cameron's language has had Churchillian overtones that are ill measured to the nature of the threat.

The frat-boy humor with misogynistic overtones that has long sullied Super Bowl spots for Bud Light beer was refreshingly absent.

Once an electric guitar gets to a certain volume it resonates and the chords sustain, so you have overtones that wouldn't occur if it wasn't loud.

But as Ms. Collinson points out, it's a look, with almost antifashion overtones, that keeps turning up in avant-garde fashion magazines like Self Service.