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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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First, the Huskies mixed it up with some marching band members on the practice field outside of Huskie Stadium, jumping in on a routine and exchanging fight songs, with the players chanting, clapping and pumping their fists during their version.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
This fanatical regime has been chanting death to America, death to Israel, for 47 years.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

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The applause barely stopped, and the crowd sang along to every word as well as danced in their seats throughout the entire two-and-a-half-hour show.

— Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Video from Logan Seeger shows her two-year-old son holding balloons as children sing to him from their passing bus.

— Amelie Ritchie, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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