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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
intone .
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Examples
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And every morning viewers can tune in as he puts on a prayer shawl and intones the Hebrew words of the daily worship service.
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And every morning viewers can tune in as he puts on a prayer shawl and intones the Hebrew words of the daily worship service.
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As one of the smug pundits, one "Mary Elizabeth Williams," intones, "Ignoring Michelle Obama's * ss won't make it go away and it won't cure racism or sexism in our time."
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Proverbs 29:7 intones prophetically that “The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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As the service begins, Cantor Erin Frankel stands behind a wooden podium adorned with an elaborate bouquet of white lilies, and intones the opening strains of the Kol Nidre, a hauntingly beautiful prayer sung in operatically styled Aramaic, accompanied by a professional cellist and choir.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The singer intones one of his old songs on the stage.
Yoani Sanchez: Cuba: Music to Remember and Music to Forget Yoani Sanchez 2012
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Romance is also key to Blimp, which begins in the midst of World War II and flashes back after Blimp/Candy is held underwater in that Turkish bath and a voice intones rather goofily "40 years ago...40 years ago..." to the early 1900s.
Michael Giltz: Movies: "Blimp" Is Back! British Gem Is Beautifully Restored Michael Giltz 2011
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I am confident, Ashish intones in the mirror, a mantra that gets him through.
Regina Weinreich: The Sound of Mumbai on HBO Regina Weinreich 2011
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There are two lead choirs: bunches of monks gathered in columns around the lectern of each transept, with the choirmaster who intones the strophe and the choir that catches the tune and makes it blossom in melodies and chords.
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The singer intones one of his old songs on the stage.
Yoani Sanchez: Cuba: Music to Remember and Music to Forget Yoani Sanchez 2012
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