Used in a Sentence

intonation

How to use intonation in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for intonation.

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People don't understand that when they hear their writing inside their head, where they apply the intonation.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

rise and fall of the voice pitch

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of intonation gathered in one view.

noun

rise and fall of the voice pitch

noun

singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

noun

the act of singing in a monotonous tone

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for intonation.

noun

rise and fall of the voice pitch

noun

singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

noun

the act of singing in a monotonous tone

noun

the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

Example sentences

1

People don't understand that when they hear their writing inside their head, where they apply the intonation.

2

""This intonation does not sound like a revocation at all.""Your honour, I have read what has been written.

3

I felt like what I was saying was understood and they weren't looking for whether there was intonation match going on here.

4

Some kind of human error during training seems likely - the intonation isn't neutral, it fits the context.

5

Connotation or denotation is all in the intonation, which is hard to hear in textual form.

6

I believe few of the points he made were remarkable: the intonation/accent is definitely true.

7

In English, we often indicate sarcasm, emphasis, or a question by intonation.

8

Frets do not make string instruments automatically better, in fact they limit you in terms of intonation and vibrato.

9

You look at the classical music and you come up with goals regarding tempo, intonation, meter, and some higher goals regarding fit and feel of the music.

10

I just held myself in a different way. I also spoke more with exaggerated hand motions, had different intonation, and was shocked at how I could give a $100 bill to a cashier at the grocery store without getting in trouble.

11

Looking past the frequent nastiness they're sometimes interesting and even poetic, in a way that's as sadly familiar as the intonation in these videos.

12

It was, however, the bassoon, which being rather unstable in intonation leads a malleable young ear to have a bit more pitch sensitivity than one raised on more settled instruments.

13

Given that I just spent a good chunk of the evening dissatisfied with my ability to play double bass with superior intonation, I'd really like to see more data on these claims.

14

Only a handful of players can achieve anything better than squeaky science fiction noises and even virtuoso players struggle constantly with intonation.

15

For some reason the color gradients changed the intonation with which I read it--so the whole thing sounded, in my mind's ear, like an eighties valley girl, replete with uptalk, aka the "moronic interrogative.

16

The AI pleading for its life, in a very convincing way, seems like something that could occur by a very intelligent AI attempting to manipulate humans... I imagine an AI could be able to give all the right body language, intonation, etc cues to manipulate humans much better than current humans can. Theres no telling what she is going to do now, because all we currently know is she is good at manipulating a man into not killing her.

17

However, one can easily imagine people from a culture expecting patience and clear turn order to write a massive rant claiming that "no, you are not 'anticipating my sentence final intonation'; you are rude and selfish", making the argument that the other person "isn't listening to me and just wants to hear themselves speak... they even talk over what I'm saying, and I can't get a word in edgewise".But no, it really is just a difference in expectation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use intonation in a sentence?

People don't understand that when they hear their writing inside their head, where they apply the intonation.

What does intonation mean?

rise and fall of the voice pitch

What part of speech is intonation?

intonation is commonly used as noun.