Sentence examples for strained tone from inspiring English sources

The opposition leader Enda Kenny of the Fine Gael party was dismissive, both of the prime minister's strained tone of optimism and of his bungled cabinet reshuffle.

With Paul's, one noticed the slight guffaw when he mentioned the hypothetical possibility of dropping a drone on the antiwar activist Jane Fonda; with Davis's, one became more aware of the strained tone of a woman trying to explain to a roomful of men how the bill in question disregarded the complexity of different women's pregnancy situations.

Here are things that may happen in a meltdown: Attempts to leave (This is good! Leaving will help them calm down).. Strained tone of voice (They may sound curt without meaning to; they are simply in a lot of pain).

It was only after the strained tones of Emperor Hirohito confirmed Japan's surrender in a radio broadcast on 15 August 1945 that reconstruction replaced war as the nation's clarion call.

When music is written with high notes, the music itself is spoiled if the high notes are shrill or thin or strained in tone; conversely, when the notes are beautiful the music can begin to glow.

Michael Bracegirdle's Nureddin is skimpy, his reedy tone and strained top notes often uncomfortable to listen to.

OK?" Maybe it was my tone that strained, or maybe it was the ridiculousness of the situation, but whatever it was, instead of hearing my own voice, I heard my mom.

In Cairo, Obama is set to deliver the speech that he's been promising since last year's election campaign _ aiming to set a new tone in America's often-strained dealings with the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.

In her first conference speech as education secretary, Mrs Morgan struck a conciliatory tone, in contrast to the often strained relations between the teaching profession and her predecessor Michael Gove.

In his statement today, Mr. Ray struck a different tone than had Mr. Starr, who had deeply strained relations with the White House.

Comencini's novel starts with the promising tone of a thriller in a remote region, but it ends as a strained psychosexual drama.