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Paula’s fact-checking colleagues give Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed a broader tonal brush to play with.—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 May 2026 The stripes themselves were textured with a ribbed effect, where thinner tonal lines sat inside the larger bands, adding dimension and movement to what could have otherwise been a simple pattern.—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 This mystery forms the crux of the film’s middle, even as surrealist scenes bring welcome tonal upheaval to the film’s last third.—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026 The final touch is adding tonal furnishings consistent with the immersive effect of all the other design elements.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tonal