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Inspiration came from the toe pads of frogs, and the shoe’s launch colorway leaned into the theme further with a tonal green dot pattern invoking poison dart frogs.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026 What was the biggest tonal challenge in writing characters who are both deeply flawed and deeply lovable?—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026 Keep things on the tonal side with swirls of black, dark blue, light blue, lavender, and white.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
29 June 2026 Over the course of ten episodes, Patricia transformed into the tonal lynchpin of the series.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tonal