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The leather is accented by tonal crimson suede paisley cutouts and the style also includes extra short Western earn pulls with bullet pull holes.—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 Here, a guest goes for a tonal look with a pop of red via her clutch.—Amanda Le, InStyle, 21 May 2026 The film occupies territory between romance and psychological study, a tonal balance Sode navigated by viewing romantic feeling as inseparable from broader human need.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 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.—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tonal