resonant

adjective res·o·nant \ ˈre-zə-nənt , ˈrez-nənt \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: resonant in a Sentence

Definition of resonant

1 : continuing to sound : echoing

2 a : capable of inducing resonance

b : relating to or exhibiting resonance

3 a : intensified and enriched by or as if by resonance

a resonant voice

b : marked by grandiloquence

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resonant

noun

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resonantly

adverb

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Examples of resonant in a Sentence

the resonant tones of the piano
He has a deep, resonant voice.
His words were resonant with meaning.

Recent Examples of resonant from the Web

But in revisiting his material again and again, de Lestrade has made something far more resonant, because by the end, there is so little left to say.

— rachel syme, The New Republic, "How The Staircase Defined True Crime Series," 11 June 2018
Still, supporters have hoped to force a public vote on the issue, because with midterm elections looming some lawmakers might be swayed as net neutrality is a resonant issue with voters.

— shelby fleig, USA TODAY, "Net neutrality rules are repealed. Here's what could happen next.," 11 June 2018
The park itself is an oasis of green between the East River shoreline and Long Island City’s industrial zone, making Ms. Overton’s assemblages all the more resonant against the Manhattan skyline.

— daniel mcdermon, New York Times, "8 Outdoor Art Installations in New York to Get Excited About," 25 May 2018
That the authors did so at a time when most politicians refused to protest the terrors and trial by accusation unleashed by McCarthyism makes this first book on the subject all the more resonant.

— WSJ, "Five Best: Jake Tapper," 20 Apr. 2018
Muti shaped a flowing performance, although more resonant stage sonics would have better served the lush string sonorities.

— john von rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Review: John Malkovich's wan narration disappoints in CSO reading of 'Lincoln Portrait'," 13 Apr. 2018
Like other projects that now seem more resonant thanks to the culture-wide awakening around assault–among them the TV show The Handmaid’s Tale and the film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri—Westworld now feels urgently relevant.

— daniel d'addario, Time, "Westworld Is Finally Back. And Its Women Are Ready to Take Over," 12 Apr. 2018
The fewer the people, the tighter the chords of memory and experience that bind them, and the more deeply resonant is the grief.

— charles p. pierce, SI.com, "Humboldt Tragedy Hits Home for Hockey and Non-Hockey Families Alike," 9 Apr. 2018
Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are all about life's transitions — our birth, our need for partnership, our death — and actress Jennie Sophia is very a resonant Laurey.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "20 recommended shows to see this week," 10 May 2018

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