Sentence examples for tone back from inspiring English sources

The phrase "tone back" is not correct in standard written English; the correct expression is "tone down." You can use it when you want to suggest reducing the intensity or severity of something, such as a statement or behavior.

Example: "I think we need to tone down our criticism to avoid hurting anyone's feelings."
Alternatives: "soften" or "moderate."

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He promised to bring "a civil tone" back to the immigration discussion.

The mountains fade from a distinct and sharp dark tone back into a misty vagueness.

Insiders say it was Pearce who stepped in after Al Fahim's loadsamoney pronouncements and steered the tone back to dignity.

Lorin Maazel used to combat this by wearing huge wraparound sunglasses ("He got them in Germany," a beaming Phil staffer once told me) that made him look as though he'd just descended from the slopes at Gstaad; but the tone, back then, hardly apres ski, with Mr. Maazel solemnly reading through the entire season, week by week.

The beauty here is that you can better judge at which points you should gun it and at which areas you should tone back a bit.

Often, the receiving device will also send a Smart Tone back to the original broadcasting device, too, enabling two-way communications.

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With the right plan, it's actually easier to lose than stubborn lower-body fat or the seemingly impossible to tone back-of-the-arm flab.

The song carries an upbeat tone, backed by slow "manufactured pop beats".

If you see the signs of a meltdown, just take a step back, tone down the education for a while and deal with it in the usual way.

6.16pm BST It is indeed taller (5 rows plus dock), two-tone back.

Or, for that matter, her gym-toned back.

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