Sentence examples for tone rather than from inspiring English sources

Theroux strikes an empathetic, mournful tone rather than a mocking one.

Mr. Doblmeier uses them sparingly; he drops them in to give "Bonhoeffer" tone rather than bite.

Washington reporters are too often fixated on someone's tone rather than their substantive points.

Those with M.C.I. will especially react to tone, rather than the substance of the exchange, Dr. Dale said.

The Pakistani painter Sabeen Raja's delicate miniatures, for example, are confessional in tone rather than faith-related.

And thus far the President's tone, rather than his policies, has had the greatest impact on Grand Junction.

Yet his focus often seems two-tone rather than multicoloured.

So he cut back the training and today he looks toned rather than ripped.

Its drama must be danced, in glowing tones, rather than sweetly sketched.

Continuous rather than intermittent sounds and low tones rather than high-pitched ones are apparently those most soothing to infants.

Lips are the focus – but reach for berry shades warmed up with rose tones rather than anything too theatrically purple.