Common collocations with tone in American Collocation

The audience praised the humour of the speakers, the interesting nature of the subjects tackled, and the overall tone of the event.

The moral tone of the New Testament is so high that it could not possibly be fiction.

The ending also creates the dark tone the new series has, making the programme more serious.

The movement of the water and the haze which filters through the harbour and the gently rocking boats, all contribute to the sombre tone of the sequence.

There are a number of moments where real life horror impinges on the otherwise light tone of the novel.

What strikes one about these texts is the somewhat strident disciplinarian tone of much of them.

The book takes a very upbeat tone about your potential for success.

Your choice of appliances will set the tone of your kitchen and highlight the style you have chosen.

The story has a tone that varies between playful wit and pathos which excites sympathy in the reader for Mrs Henley.

That would certainly alter the tone of many of these debates.

Is it really necessary to lower the tone of an otherwise excellent magazine with a double page spread of a character throwing up on the cover?

People of faith can make a valuable contribution by softening the tone of often strident secular debate.