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intone

verb

in-ˈtōn

Definition of intone

as in to chant

to utter in musical or drawn out tones "The day is begun," the narrator intoned

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Recent Examples of intone As the Imam intoned verses from the Quran, a series of reverberating chimes from users’ phones suddenly cut through the recitation. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026 For more than a decade, Beijing’s nonstop intoning of the happy-sounding catchphrase — the foundational tenet of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s foreign policy — caused eyes to roll in Washington. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 May 2026 As the King intoned the details of Starmer’s legislative agenda, no one in the chamber really believed that the Prime Minister would be around to implement it. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Of course, Callahan intones almost everything in an unsentimental baritone. — David Harris, SPIN, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intone

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The crowd chanted France's national anthem and waved flags, and some people played trumpets and violins.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The demonstrators can be seen chanting and holding placards in the video above, from the Reuters news agency.

— Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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The result is a synthetic rhythm section—a voice mimicking a synthesizer that mimics a bass guitar—that precedes a very human chorus from Please, who does not sing so much as plead, several octaves higher.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
There is of course another way to hear ABBA songs sung live onstage, though sadly without Greek island backdrops or background singers wearing floppy swim fins.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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