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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.
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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
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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
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The Saudis led as Abdulelah Al-Amri cashed the game’s first goal in the 41st minute as flag-waving Saudi fans chanted to a drumbeat.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Supporters crossed the street chanting songs associated with the Algerian national team while passing motorists responded with honking horns and waves.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Though Croatia lost the match 4-2, guests stayed long after the game to sing and celebrate the match.—
Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Jagger, who will turn 83 shortly after the album’s July 10 release date, has always sung about living in the present.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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“Intone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intone. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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