Examples of tonal in a Sentence
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The Rewind may be an almost goofy backwards-running watch that may cause more confusion than promptness in daily life, but the carnelian dial with ruby cabochon crown and tonal alligator strap against the platinum case adds up to a very serious dress watch.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
There was a beautiful, tonal romance to the sub-trend—and the looks (detailed below) struck a more resonant chord in my note-taking than the obvious, sometimes overwhelming flowery garb that otherwise dominated the night.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 May 2024
It’s finished with a double evergreen stripe at the hem and subtle tonal logo detailing around the waistband.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
On one hand, tonal makeup was pigmented with pinks, reds, and greens.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
The Democrats’ tonal shift comes as President Joe Biden for the first time threatened to pull back on U.S. support if Israel did not change its approach to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza in a stern phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Thursday.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
His balancing of deadpan wit and deep melancholy captures the play’s tonal spirit perfectly.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Bracken successfully straddles the prickly tonal line between unsettling seriousness and flippant sarcasm as the resolute Darcy harnesses her connection to the dead to elucidate the truth about what happened to her beloved Dani.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Harmony, meanwhile, was drifting from its tonal moorings: fearsome dissonances in the music of Mahler, Strauss, and Scriabin suggested both the outer density of modern life and the inner turmoil of the individual.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
There was a beautiful, tonal romance to the sub-trend—and the looks (detailed below) struck a more resonant chord in my note-taking than the obvious, sometimes overwhelming flowery garb that otherwise dominated the night.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 May 2024
It’s finished with a double evergreen stripe at the hem and subtle tonal logo detailing around the waistband.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
On one hand, tonal makeup was pigmented with pinks, reds, and greens.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
The Democrats’ tonal shift comes as President Joe Biden for the first time threatened to pull back on U.S. support if Israel did not change its approach to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza in a stern phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Thursday.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
His balancing of deadpan wit and deep melancholy captures the play’s tonal spirit perfectly.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Bracken successfully straddles the prickly tonal line between unsettling seriousness and flippant sarcasm as the resolute Darcy harnesses her connection to the dead to elucidate the truth about what happened to her beloved Dani.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Harmony, meanwhile, was drifting from its tonal moorings: fearsome dissonances in the music of Mahler, Strauss, and Scriabin suggested both the outer density of modern life and the inner turmoil of the individual.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonal. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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