How to Use baritone in a Sentence

baritone

noun
  • He sang in his school choir as a baritone.
  • Marchenko, who is fifty-two, with the boxy build of a linebacker and a baritone voice, was elected in 2015.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • For much of their career, Berninger’s baritone summed up the band’s textures.
    James Robins, Vulture, 1 May 2023
  • There aren’t many other baritone R&B singers in the space right now besides Givēon.
    Cydney Lee, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Colaneri had to write a vocal arrangement for two tenors, a baritone and a bass — and more.
    New York Times, 17 July 2022
  • The new opera is a one-man show, with the baritone Nathan Gunn portraying a father-to-be who faces down his demons and flaws.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2022
  • His deep baritone sends us off to dreamland in the most soothing way, every time.
    Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 8 Feb. 2023
  • His baritone-rich voice was a staple on news broadcasts.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • For a cut that’s a bit more literal, let John Legend sultry baritone lead the way.
    Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Decades of smoking, drinking and pain produced a rusty baritone that could narrate its way to the very soul of a man’s regret.
    Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2022
  • His voice, a lullaby in a one-on-one conversation, still drops to a baritone with a shout to a player across the field.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • But the real selling feature is the rich, versatile baritone voice Sessions brings to the role.
    Elaine Schmidt, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Alex played the baritone in the school marching band and trombone in the school orchestra, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Randolph had a deep, baritone voice, with a Shakespearean tone.
    John Leland, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny paced slowly around the bed.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Close your eyes when Baldwin talks and his rich, honeyed Southern baritone even sounds like King.
    John Blake, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Thomas, a baritone, has played Scarpia for decades, a role that has the reputation of being the evilest villain from an opera ever.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The sound of his voice — calm, baritone, sonorous — shocks Marie, who immediately faints.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Trying to learn the baritone part (still am) from Sonny and just mesmerized by power and high pitch of Bobby's voice.
    Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • At his finest, his scratchy, searching baritone can make the melody of a sentence carry meaning beyond its words.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Fambrough stayed with the group, singing baritone, until his retirement in April 2023.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Giveon’s baritone vocals set the tone for the melodious R&B track and getting the audience members on their feet.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Apr. 2022
  • That was when subwoofers, to the dismay of lower baritone singers and french horn players, became audio’s cause celèbre.
    Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Female plains spadefoot toads start seeking out not the duckish quacks of their own species but the baritone trills of the Mexican spadefoot toad.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 July 2022
  • He’s got the voice for it, a raspy baritone that made the most of Bachmann’s own material, from trucking songs to soulful ballads.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The singer, who retired from the group last year after over 70 years as its baritone, died of natural causes at his home in Virginia.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024
  • With his baritone tenor and cheeky lyrics, Darell has become one of the most recognizable figures in the Latin urban landscape.
    Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023
  • The velvety pipes of Gillies paired with MacFarlane’s baritone is enough to soften even the most resolute of grinches.
    Meredith Woerner, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Callahan’s baritone vocals get plenty of low-mid richness and crisp high-mid detail, while the acoustic strums are bright and full.
    PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The large animals gracefully move about the grassy prairie lands in droves; their resounding, baritone grunts pierce the dry, quiet air.
    Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022

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