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Intones in a sentence

Intones meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of intone

Using Intones

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of intone
  • In the example corpus, intones often appears in combinations such as: intones it.

Context around Intones

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

worker 1× prayer 1× gravely 1× narrator 1×

Often after:

coolly 1× off 1×

Sentence patterns with Intones

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

co worker intones coolly from 1× goldman then intones off camera 1× gravely intones and then 1× the narrator intones it starts 1× the prayer intones it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the narrator 1× gravely intones and 1× richard anderson in 1× the news pops 1× the virgin birth 1×

Common sentence endings:

can rebuild him 1× cubicle another one 1× prayer intones it 1× self aware irony 1× to get cold 1×

Words around Intones

Just before it in the word index:

intoned 10 intonational 2 intonation 80 intonaco 4 intolerant 119 intolerances 10

Just after it in the word index:

intoning 3 intosh 2 intouch 5 intouchables 2 intown 8 intox 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Intones

  • In this selection, "intones" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, worker, prayer, gravely, coolly and off stand out and add context to how "intones" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include co worker intones coolly from and goldman then intones off camera. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "intones" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with intones

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Gravely intones and then bursts with self-aware irony. (9 words)

As the narrator intones, "it starts to get dark, it starts to get cold". (14 words)

Richard Anderson, in character as Oscar Goldman, then intones off-camera, "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The Virgin Birth is not to be mistaken for another mystery, that of the Immaculate Conception, which refers to Mary being born without sin—Sin pecado concebida, as the prayer intones it. (32 words)

The news pops up on your social media feed, or it spasms across the TV screen, or a websurfing co-worker intones coolly from the adjoining cubicle: Another one. (29 words)

Richard Anderson, in character as Oscar Goldman, then intones off-camera, "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. (16 words)

Example sentences (5)

The news pops up on your social media feed, or it spasms across the TV screen, or a websurfing co-worker intones coolly from the adjoining cubicle: Another one.

The Virgin Birth is not to be mistaken for another mystery, that of the Immaculate Conception, which refers to Mary being born without sin—Sin pecado concebida, as the prayer intones it.

Gravely intones and then bursts with self-aware irony.

As the narrator intones, "it starts to get dark, it starts to get cold".

Richard Anderson, in character as Oscar Goldman, then intones off-camera, "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.

Common combinations with intones

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • intones it 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "intones" in a sentence?
An example: "The news pops up on your social media feed, or it spasms across the TV screen, or a websurfing co-worker intones coolly from the adjoining cubicle: Another one." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "intones" from authentic English texts.
What does "intones" mean?
Intones means: third-person singular simple present indicative of intone
How many example sentences with "intones" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "intones", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.