dulcet tone
Frequency: 3.50.8 per million words
describes a sound that is pleasant and melodious
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Examples (20)
- The narrator's dulcet tone made the audiobook a pleasure to listen to.
- The dulcet tones of the sergeant echoed across the parade ground, rousing the recruits.
- She could coax anyone into agreement with her dulcet tone.
- She tried to calm the angry customer with dulcet tones, but it was clearly not working.
- He spoke in a dulcet tone, hoping to calm the frightened child.
- His dulcet tone of voice, usually reserved for his subordinates, was now directed at his boss.
- The singer was famous for the dulcet tone of her voice.
- The politician’s dulcet tones promised prosperity, but his actions told a different story.
- Even when delivering bad news, the diplomat maintained a dulcet tone.
- Despite his dulcet tone, the principal's message was a stern warning to the students.
- The flute produced a wonderfully dulcet tone that filled the concert hall.
- The car salesman’s dulcet tones attempted to persuade her to buy the overpriced vehicle.
- "Please, come in," she said, her voice a dulcet tone of welcome.
- I awoke to the dulcet tones of my alarm clock, a sound I've grown to despise.
- I miss hearing my grandmother's dulcet tone as she read me bedtime stories.
- He used his most dulcet tone to convince his parents to let him stay out late.
- Despite his intimidating appearance, he had a surprisingly dulcet tone.
- The lawyer’s dulcet tones masked the harsh reality of the legal battle ahead.
- The automated phone system tried to be helpful with its synthetic, dulcet tone.
- Even the dulcet tones of the opera singer couldn't mask the terrible plot of the play.