| 单词 | monotone |
| 例句 | He answered in monotone, with a “Yes” or a “No.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I just got back from Julian’s house,” he said, in a monotone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Moon Orchid still described aloud her nieces’ and nephews’ doings, but now in a monotone, and she no longer interrupted herself to ask questions. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z An agent sits at a desk at the front of the room, speaking in the most boring monotone I’ve ever heard. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “You can make this easy or hard. It makes no difference to me,” he says in a dull monotone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z As far as I could tell, Wilson recited all of this without taking a single breath, speaking in the flat monotone of someone who repeats the same sentences all day long. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Speaks in a slow monotone and avoids looking at the person. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “It’ll be five hundred dollars you can pay it at the window down the hall to your left,” said the judge in a bored monotone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The man in front, his body hidden under layers of fabric and body armor, held a gloved hand against the device in his ear and said, in a monotone voice, “Building clear.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Colin could hear the annoyance in Hassan's voice as he asked, in the monotone of the aggressively bored, what life had been like in Gutshot when the oldster was a kid. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Just put it in the box,” she said in a monotone voice, not looking up from her computer. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She had spent the entire time with her eyes glued to a piece of paper, her voice monotone and rushed, and she had later confessed to Moss that she felt miserable about it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The chaplain’s voice floated up to him through the distance tenuously in an unintelligible, almost inaudible monotone, like a gaseous murmur. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I expected a nasal monotone, riddled with mispronunciations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was listening to the third woman, a stout, pleasant-faced, elderly woman who was talking in a slow clear monotone which showed no signs of pausing for breath or coming to a stop. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And then we all, in a monotone, said, “We’re here for you, Isaac.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I never want to see that again,” Fred said to me in a monotone, which made me laugh. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Sparling became restive and bitter and began to talk in a desolate monotone about his eleven months in France during the Great War. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z You think, I now choose to go to lunch, when that monotone beep rings from on high at 12:37. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Butter and honey shall he eat,” Dad droned, low and monotone, weary from a long day hauling scrap. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Tours start every hour on the hour, cost eleven dollars, and frankly aren't worth it,” she answered in a monotone. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Your dad got a gash on the forehead,” he continues in the same monotone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Welcome to the Plug,” he said in a flat monotone. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A few seconds after my eargear was attached and activated, I began to hear the placid monotone of the HR mainframe, droning instructions and other information. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “At least if you had Tourette’s,” the completely monotone, expressionless girl sitting across from me said, “you wouldn’t have to worry about slapping yourself in the face all the time like I do.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then it was the nighthawks that astonished him, those beautiful falcon-winged owl-colored birds, dashing after insects, beeping in a raspy, loud monotone. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I couldn't understand the appeal of Nurse Jessie Brewer when she always acted so unhappy, talked in a deep monotone, and hardly ever smiled. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They used to have dolls, for little girls, that would talk if you pulled a string at the back; I thought I was sounding like that, voice of a monotone, voice of a doll. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Leave the room,” Eric says, his voice louder and not as monotone. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Her voice was monotone, depressed, and slurred, like she was heavily sedated. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Occasionally men passed along the narrow street very close to him, talking in monotones to each other, a cloud of dust rising around their feet with each step. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Do not, I repeat, do not move again,” his captor said, once more using that flat monotone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He had sat between Lauren and Maya on their living room couch while Maya explained everything in a monotone that didn’t even sound like her own voice. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A priest, or monk, or whatever you call a cult clergyman, was at the altar, chanting in monotone and dousing lit candles one by one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Her words came out in an odd monotone. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would hum Biafran songs in an annoying monotone, and other times he would chatter about this and that. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Sounds epic,” I said in my flattest monotone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Now came a roll call on the old monotone, with a break of register, a yodel, on the final syllable. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Luke sang, in a nasal monotone, emphasizing each word distinctly: The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z But with a monotone voice and that far-off look she’d taken on since Dad had left with the lost Council, it was hard to take in the message. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Sure enough, momentarily the monotone, garbled voice of the American consul nears the living room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “She isn’t there,” Nick said in a monotone, staring blankly ahead. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With a dark scowl and a monotone enameled in malice, Ellie is a glaring caricature of a troubled teenager, a misfit determined to out-mean the mean girls. Theater Review: Shuler Hensley in ‘The Whale,’ by Samuel D. Hunter 2012-11-06T03:00:22Z Now he needed to figure out something smaller but crucial: how to apply the organ stings, ominous monotones and other instrumental plot thickeners that would underline the satire and keep the audience on track. Where Do Theater Artists Go to Ask Questions? Poughkeepsie. 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Britannia Hospital – there's a gigantic brain in a tank quoting Shakespeare in a monotone. And that's the next step in evolution. What's the most outrageous prediction for the future? 2010-10-21T11:00:00Z Madam appeared to be channelling a ghostly robot, her weirdly absent monotone killing every light line. Rewind radio: The Archers; Victoria Derbyshire; Keys and Gray; It's Your Round ? review 2011-02-20T00:23:00Z His style is sometimes described as monotone, but he’s actually just deliberate, composed and takes his time. Critic?s Notebook: Todd Barry at Caroline?s Comedy Club 2012-03-21T20:54:48Z He walks stiffly and speaks in a low monotone, acting out parody of masculinity that is charming, revealing and sad. | 'Albert Nobbs': ?Albert Nobbs? ? Movie Review 2011-12-20T16:46:28Z A cool monotone seemed more inhuman and threatening to us. "Terminator 2" made — and almost ended — Robert Patrick's career 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z On the other side of the stage, Robin Stein's looping/loping bass guitar and occasional monotone echo vocals were in fine form, as was Tyler Swan's locked in, hyperintentional drumming. Concert review: Flexions at Neumos 05.01.10 2010-05-03T00:47:00Z I like most of the personalities on it, and I find something about their — it’s not monotone, but it’s soft tones — very reassuring. Adam Brody Feels All the Feels With Surfing, ‘Avatar’ and Cate Le Bon 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z He has an “unassuming magnetic personality,” said Brad Zeifman, his publicist, who also described him as “so quiet, he’s monotone.” The Man Behind Zero Bond 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Without waiting for an answer, channels the monotone certainties of a fairground psychic and hazards a guess. Russell Brand: 'It's irrelevant what other people think of you' 2013-02-03T20:00:01Z Walking home, shivering, hollow-eyed and gut-punched, Molly kept saying in a pitiful monotone: “I just ... don’t ... understand.” Perspective | His grandson’s name was at stake. Would the Nats throw Gene Weingarten a curve? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Initially, he was monosyllabic and talked in a monotone. My brother was held as a slave for 26 years 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Slipping into an affectionate imitation of Mr. Spader’s elegant monotone, Mr. Downey said: “The Chateau is mellow. It’s like a castle. The Sportsmen’s Lodge elevator smells like urine. It’s up to you.” James Spader Prepares for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z “Take your bite,” she says, in a neutral and comforting monotone. ‘For five years we dreaded every meal’: my infant son’s struggle with food 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Interweaving virtuoso instrumental solos with exactingly difficult ensembles and pulsing rhythmic monotones, this is music that rejects stillness and aspires to extraordinary exhilaration. Music of Today; Philharmonia/Salonen 2010-10-01T21:40:00Z It is a shame, then, that the author lapses all too frequently into turgid technocratic monotone. Infamy, infamy 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But then there’s a wave of applause and Reed strolls onstage, and begins to sing in his tough monotone. The real genius of “Sweet Jane”: The 2 little letters out of Lou Reed’s mouth that say so much 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z There’s a monotone to a certain section of our culture right now, and that tone is: AUUUUUUUGGGH! What We Should Be Thinking About Pop-Culture Violence, and What We Will Probably Do Instead 2012-12-20T13:00:20Z “That night, in bed with my boyfriend,” she writes at one point, “I felt a certain kind of desperate passion — like a cheetah attacking a water buffalo — amplified by him being monotone and withholding.” The Examined Life May Be More Worth Living. Reading About It Is Another Matter. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z One, dark-skinned and wrinkled with a graying beard, incanted a few words, and on cue, the others joined in a monotone hum. In Indonesia, Many Islands and Many Faces 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z "Shannon is going to be very big after this," he told me in his slightly strained Germanic monotone. Werner Herzog: a killer at the table 2010-06-22T20:31:00Z Their rowdy cries, the joyous yelling of two briefly liberated children, are a tiny shock in a story lifted by ethereal music and often brought down to earth by monotone filmmaking. | 'Mozart?s Sister': The Other Child in Papa Mozart?s Musical Troupe 2011-08-18T23:26:03Z But in the course of the set, the downside to her camera-ready novelty emerged: she’s a monotone, and her enthusiastic chorus singalongs were rarely close to the melody. At CMJ, Some Get Spotlight; Others Get Lost in the Haze 2010-10-22T23:42:00Z Both were narrated by a man in a monotone, with the actors barely audible in the background. A cycling trail through Poland and Germany — and Soviet-era history 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The films are in Russian with no subtitles, but through an earpiece a monotone voice narrates the English translation. Inside Dau, the 'Stalinist Truman Show': 'I had absolute freedom – until the KGB grabbed me' 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Striking, too, is the show’s heavy use of narration, uttered in a halting monotone by Elliot. Mr Robot: 'Edward Snowden is a huge fan of our show' 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The ready-to-wear palate was rigorously monotone, in strong shades including tangerine, lavender, teal and black. Del Core intros new brand with live show during digital MFW 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z He delivers his lines in a droning monotone, as if returning to the morose actor we knew in the late 1990s. 'Season of the Witch': It's toil and trouble for Nicolas Cage 2011-01-10T22:04:03Z Every year brings a fresh collection of all-too-believable tales of West Country bleakness, delivered in an unflinching monotone and garnished with impressively arcane jokes about pop culture. This week's new live comedy 2013-02-16T00:05:15Z Written for use in an actual service, the Liturgy has parts for a deacon, typically leading long litanies in a monotone chant, and freer parts for the celebrant. Clarion Choir Delves Into the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, a Rachmaninoff Rarity 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Out of boredom, he picks up a copy of Fitzgerald's novel and starts to read it in a low-key monotone. Gatz – review 2012-06-14T06:00:06Z NDiaye’s slim novel, first published in France in 1994 and translated by Stump in a sly, deceptive monotone, is a worthy addition to her oeuvre. Novels From Around the World Examine Kinship and Conflict 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z “It’s very similar to mine: pretty easygoing and monotone,” he said. Fashion Turns Out, in T-Shirts, for Clinton 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z “So to fight back, we assembled a team of monotone nerds to do a PowerPoint.” ‘Saturday Night Live’ Takes On the Jan. 6 Committee 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z All right — I get it — this is cotton candy spun into print, but why then must every reference, no matter how pedestrian, be explained in a Wikipedia monotone that Siri would pity? Review | Attention, Tom Hanks: Dan Brown’s new novel, ‘Origin,’ is ready for you 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Instead of coming to life, the work is imprisoned there in the ponderous person of the author, who typically speaks in a kind of embarrassed monotone, afraid to inflect or dramatize too much. Heard Any Good Books Lately, Zelda? 2010-09-30T17:16:00Z Without cracking his monotone, he is able to lure an audience of old-school hip-hop advocates and listeners younger than he. Earl Sweatshirt shows off both sides of his personality at Fillmore 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z As he rehearses Boris Godunov – full run-throughs of a scene, followed by thesis-length feedback, delivered in the monotone of a patient but unforgiving don – it's clear how seriously Boyd takes the job. A life in theatre: Michael Boyd 2012-11-16T12:43:29Z The monotony of a sailor’s lot has driven them, it would seem, into monotones. Theater Review: ?Early Plays? by O?Neill From Wooster Group at St. Ann?s 2012-02-23T05:07:20Z Henry is staring straight ahead, still speaking in a quiet monotone. Robert Mugabe's brutal 2008 crackdown: torture, death and a stolen election 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z She speaks to her friend, her husband and her lover in the same monotone. ‘Suzanna Andler’ Review: French Riviera Blues 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Chopin’s monotone patter and filigree detailing recurred in “Ambassel,” inspired by an Ethiopian mountain. Music Review: Girma Yifrashewa, Pianist-Composer, at Issue Project Room 2013-06-09T21:47:42Z They walked with an odd limp, spoke in monotone or were deathly pallid. Men in Black 3's suits: the latest spin on well-laundered folklore 2012-05-28T11:28:12Z With a monotone male voice repeating the word “whack” in the manner of a quacking duck, the song expressed the merry spirit of Mr. Holt’s style of jazz. Redd Holt, Drummer on Instrumentals That Became Pop Hits, Dies at 91 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z He dressed fastidiously, preferring a white monotone encompassing linen suits, shirts, shoes and even watchbands. Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel laureate, dies at 87 2014-04-18T01:58:28Z One of Mr. Walker’s characters was Mr. Answer Man, who served up lame jokes in a monotone. Ed Walker, WAMU personality who burnished radio’s golden age, dies at 83 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s a fevered monotone that you expect to recede into nothingness, as if Mary were perpetually trying to erase herself from existence. ArtsBeat: 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' in London 2012-06-15T16:21:52Z In it, wearing pink pants and a bucket hat, he raps in a drowsy monotone about unfollowing an ex on social media. Digital Artist Yung Jake Scores With Emoji Portraits 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z “When midgets,” he begins in a monotone, followed by an oddly dramatic pause, “play miniature golf, do they know?” ArtsBeat Blog: Senators and Congressmen, All Trying for a Laugh 2011-12-05T16:53:17Z The stories are inspired, he says, by “things I’m worried about, strange behaviours on the bus, going for a walk and seeing a bird, my dog’s behaviour …”, and delivered in an unrelenting monotone. Can an app guarantee a good night’s sleep? I tested them to find out 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z It's a fevered monotone that you expect to recede into nothingness, as if Mary were perpetually trying to erase herself from existence. ArtsBeat: 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' in London 2012-06-20T20:01:13Z Meanwhile, the sax parped sleazily and the monotone chug of the guitar presaged punk. The best No 1 records: T Rex – Get It On 2012-05-31T20:41:00Z It sounded as though we were listening to a conversation in monotone. Aiming for a musical summit but falling short 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z A reiterated rhythmic monotone, shuttled from player to player, undermines its surface elegance. Trio Zimmermann – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-15T17:06:06Z But it’s hard to develop much empathy for anyone, especially the quickly disillusioned Ruth, whom Ms. Schmidt portrays in an embittered, burned-out monotone for the entire last act. Theater Review: O?Neill?s ?Beyond the Horizon? at Irish Repertory Theater 2012-02-27T03:01:00Z One page may be steeped in monotone, while the next bursts with dazzling color. 'The Conference of the Birds': reviving a 12th-century Persian epic 2011-11-16T22:53:03Z Washington "In the Washington scenes, we were looking for more monotones and more repetition, in set decorating and color and props," Ms. Seymour said. The Carpetbagger: Below the Line: The Sets of 'Argo' 2013-01-02T16:41:16Z Splashes of color and flowering greenery break the gray monotone of polished plaster. The Many Faces of Puerto Rico 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z “I tried to keep my design monotone and simple. Lines are not going to be crisp and even, every corrugation catches any drip, so it’s almost a bit more forgiving.” Metal Gates Unfurl as Colorful Canvases on the Lower East Side 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z When I ask if he ever forgets a slight, the question is meant to be a joke, but he replies in the same sinister monotone. Niall Ferguson: 'The left love being provoked by me ... they think I'm a reactionary imperialist scumbag 2011-04-11T06:59:01Z "Names?" the secretary repeats in a bored monotone. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes first look 2012-05-29T11:10:10Z When she says yes in a hesitant monotone, an uncertain Marlon then asks, “Are you telling me the truth?” ‘The Last of Us,’ Season 1, Episode 6: The Ties That Bind 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z The color palette is monotone, bordering on dreary. '24 Days' a gripping, anguished account of a kidnapping 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Don’t shout over the song in an monotone squawk just to show off that you memorized all the lyrics. How not to be a jerk at a concert 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z In a low monotone, Ms. Strong motioned toward a large pile of official-looking papers in various folders that she said proved Mr. Trump was divesting from his companies. Donald Trump News Conference Gets the ‘S.N.L.’ Treatment 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Alaina Moore's sweetly monotone, self-harmonising ooh-oohs and Patrick Riley's subdued surf jangle build not so much a wall of sound as a rickety piece of corrugated iron by the bike sheds. New band of the day ? No 815: Tennis 2010-06-30T16:07:00Z “Betts, can we focus so we can get out of here?” a weary producer who looked half Ms. Johnson’s age asked in a monotone. Reinventing Betsey Johnson 2012-12-19T23:32:46Z When things got really bad, that kind of all just slowly disappeared and it just became very monotone — down. A Mother Grieves by Making a Film About Bulimia 2010-04-21T18:20:00Z Noam Chomsky, in a low monotone, offered an admonition about rapidly disappearing species. ArtsBeat: PEN World Voices Festival Opens ‘On the Edge’ 2014-04-29T22:28:21Z He sang the lyrics in an understated, almost monotone voice while his bebop-inflected piano chords churned underneath. Mose Allison, who sang the blues with whimsy and a twist of jazz, dies at 89 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Next to Taylor, Marilyn Monroe looks monochrome and monotone. Elizabeth Taylor: The life, the looks, the movies, the smarts, the talent 2011-03-24T04:00:01Z I decided to switch off my color display for a while, and when I turned it back on, I was astonished at how tacky and monotone the images looked. Five Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z That, and the sound — a churning, roiling monotone — of something very restless down below. In Congo, a climb to the mouth of hell When he addresses the camera directly in that strange monotone of his, it’s almost like you’re listening to the voice of God. 50 documentaries you need to see 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Whether rapping in warm monotones or singing sweet nothings, he spoke of women as if he actually liked them or, rather, as if they wielded a very real power over him. A Peek Back at Early Drake on “So Far Gone” 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z And, worse still, the tedious domestic monotone of its parents from 6:01am onwards. Festivals are no place for children 2010-08-27T10:33:00Z Despite what initially felt like a stifling, monotone place, this is a vast world created by Ferrante. ‘My Brilliant Friend’: A Fairy Tale of Youth Gives Way to Messy Adolescence 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z From that one incident springs a world of hurt as directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch make use of Reeves' steely monotone to anchor one of the most enjoyably rough-and-tumble B-movies in years. 'Dear White People' takes a funny, frank, provocative look at race 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Mostly, though, he comes up short, delivering rhymes that on paper are clever and punchy, but on record are congested and monotone. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-11-22T23:10:00Z Mr. Malkovich’s cool, almost monotone line readings don’t convey the frightening surrealism of such a meltdown. Hot Priests and Wayward Libidos Run Wild on London’s Stages 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z They are different from graffiti, which to my eyes is egocentric and monotone, mostly instantiating the will of the tagger over and over again. New York’s Sidewalk Prophets Are Heirs of the Artisans of France’s Lascaux Caves 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z These attracted little attention, but Guru's rapping talent – he possessed both strong narrative skills and a hard, monotone rhyming style – was noted. Guru obituary 2010-04-21T16:33:00Z Like many of Mr. Durst’s statements — delivered in a low, affectless monotone, accompanied by a series of tics and grimaces — this one is not entirely clear. ‘The Jinx,’ 6-Part HBO Documentary on Robert Durst 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Did you read that in a monotone voice twinged with sarcasm? I’m not achieving my dreams! 2013-05-22T00:00:00Z For Sobchak, it was a rare performance: devoid of expression and delivered in a monotone. Ksenia Sobchak, the Stiletto in Putin’s Side 2012-07-03T21:56:57Z Before his monotone on “Truth,” he was the third in a sublime overlap of five written melodies, representing, he said, that “Diversity . . . is not something to be tolerated, it’s something to be celebrated.” Review | Kamasi Washington’s playing is a mighty howl at Lincoln Theatre 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z I mainly listened to it for the frequency of the voices of these girls and the timing and the monotone. What’s It Like to Play the Scariest Girls on TV? 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Warburton’s resigned monotone wrings what little humor he can out of lackluster material. Crowded: NBC's retro family sitcom has little new to say 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z On You Taste Sweeter, Hayter's monotone come-on makes her sound like a robot about to tuck into a delicious bowl of nuts and bolts. New band of the day - Tomorrow's World (No 1,429) 2013-01-11T15:45:23Z The dialogue was delivered exclusively in a concussed monotone. Sorry episodes: the most disappointing TV shows of 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Up to that point near the middle of the play he had been speaking in a flat monotone, so much so that I kept thinking, “Why is this guy supposed to be so great?” Critic?s Notebook: On the Stage, Old Words Are Reborn 2010-12-31T22:25:35Z And, in her slightly brassy, ironic monotone, she often talked lists. Jennifer Bartlett, Conceptual Painter on a Vast Scale, Dies at 81 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The sleepy-eyed Carson asks the kids “what did you say about me” in his typical monotone voice while his girlfriend freaks out about his temper. “SNL” just destroyed Ben Carson: Jay Pharoah’s epic send-up of Carson’s exaggerated life story 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Despite rarely cracking his laid-back California monotone when speaking, Schoolboy Q is fascinating to observe. How Schoolboy Q took it slow and had one of the best years in rap 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z This is made clear in a scene in which a three-judge panel reads a preliminary verdict against Kolia in a double-time monotone that would sound like a joke if it weren't so serious. Open up mighty 'Leviathan,' see bleak Russia's soul 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Words are recited in swirling repetitions of monotone fragments. David Lang’s ‘Battle Hymns’ Are Performed on the Intrepid 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z His human characters might be somewhat flat and underdeveloped, but his threatening, heroic, Norse-and-Celtic magic in its earthbound, deliberately monotone Cheshire setting haunted my childhood and remains with me today. Alan Garner's long pause: how long would you wait for a sequel? 2012-07-12T11:27:06Z It begins with a soft strum, a simple synthetic beat and Blunt in hushed monotone singing a minor-chord song about a breakup and what may or may not be the murder of her new man. Friday essential tracks from Captain Beefheart, Lorde, more 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Freud was a genius, not a monolithic monotone. Henry Denker, Author in Many Genres, Dies at 99 2012-05-23T03:05:41Z It makes Barack Obama's heritage look monotone by comparison. Flying Kites across the world 2010-05-20T21:00:00Z I assume the mumbling monotone was intended to convey dejection. Dance Review: This Time the Trouble Isn?t Wicked Stepsisters 2010-09-05T22:20:00Z Jackson opens the record with a strange monologue: a call for unity, chanted in a steady monotone. Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814” Wanted Us to Dance Away Our Differences 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z It is easy enough now to forget that, during Barack Obama’s two terms in office, his monotone suits were never permitted to interfere with his message or distract from his presence. The Late-Night Fashion Wars 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z “I talk very quietly in a monotone voice where there’s almost zero performance in there, to see if the material holds up,” she said. Scandalized by Ali Wong’s Stand-Up? Brace Yourself for Her Book 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z “Bob’s Burgers” has a lackadaisical vibe; its humor, no matter how anarchic, slides by in a deadpan monotone. | 'Bob?s Burgers': This Family Restaurant Is All About the People 2011-01-06T22:55:57Z There is no shouting – everyone speaks in a low monotone, into microphones. The Murder Trial – TV review 2013-07-09T22:05:00Z The difference being that he didn't express his abhorrent views in a redneck accent, but in the familiar monotone of urban Britain. Rewind TV: The Kennedys; The Crimson Petal and the White; Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis; My Brother the Islamist 2011-04-09T23:05:33Z But in the course of the set, the downside to her camera-ready novelty emerged: She’s a monotone, and her enthusiastic chorus singalongs were rarely close to the melody. ArtsBeat: Dominique Young Unique Struts at CMJ 2010-10-20T17:49:00Z The great problem with fatalism as a form of entertainment is that its monotone palette quickly turns monotonous unless it’s generously spiced with suspense and empathy. Review: In ‘Thérèse Raquin,’ Keira Knightley as a Baleful Adulteress 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Sadness speaks in the sighing monotone of Phyllis Smith, the most reliable killjoy on “The Office.” Review: Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Finds the Joy in Sadness, and Vice Versa 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Admittedly, it's both entrenched and monotone, but the anarchic sense of possibility, that anything might just happen, was genuinely thrilling. Avignon festival week two roundup: Seagull dead in the water, but Ibsen comes alive 2012-07-25T15:29:08Z Shulman’s monotone drawl is a comic novelty at first, helping many of the jokes land, but this delivery, dry as a dust storm in the desert, becomes tiresome. Review: In Clare Barron’s ‘Shhhh,’ Staging a Memoir of the Body 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Wearing a plush zip-up jacket with sunglasses hanging off the front, Murphy leaned back and shifted from a cool monotone to a comic impression of himself watching “Raw” as a snooty prude. Eddie Murphy Is Bringing Eddie Murphy Back 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Yet Wright's delivery of playful one-liners in the lethargic monotone of a man with a terminal hangover is entirely his own. Comedy gold: A Steven Wright Special 2013-03-14T15:49:19Z He’s a scuba artist, deep-diving into Ocean’s art and emerging with little bits of treasure, which he delivers in a congested monotone. Five Great Podcasts From 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z In a flat monotone, Fallon robotically spit out “Thank you, no, I know, I know, I know, yeah,” as though something were malfunctioning. Jimmy Fallon's Softball Interviews Do Him No Favors 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z As the orchestra roils, with restless spiraling figures, bursts of percussion and slashing brass, the characters asking the emperor for action intone their lines in stentorian, almost monotone declamations, enforced by a large chorus. Review: Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Hadrian’ Is a Step Forward, but Still Frustrating 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z When she sang Benjamin Britten's cantata Phaedra at the New York Philharmonic, she froze listeners in their seats with her high monotone chant of the words "I stand alone." Alex Ross on Lorraine Hunt Lieberson 2013-05-28T06:00:00Z Unfailingly polite, she smiled brightly at the judge and other court officials, answering questions in a quiet and sometimes monotone voice. Ivanka Trump testimony: Why lack of recall is a common legal strategy 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z On the surface, it seems easy, breezy and monotone, but below, there’s a darker, more aggressive undertone. The ultimate Britney Spears karaoke power rankings 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z A cast of superb actors are directed to present their characters in a relentless staccato vocal monotone, devoid of any true or variegated expressiveness. Calendar Feedback: Taylor and Travis aren't the only ones singing K.C.’s praises 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z “He’s as steady as they come without being monotone, if that makes sense.” King of comebacks, Matthew Stafford, needs to get Rams rolling again against Colts 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z It has a mostly monotone, one-note verse, Light said, with some vocal flourishes that you can add for extra credit. The ultimate Beyoncé karaoke power rankings 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z She pointed out that Dominguez stays as still as a statue, that he speaks in a monotone and barely eats. Athlete, honor student, murderer? How did a UC Davis student spiral into an accused killer? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Then, In a change to Prince's melody, she shifts the pitch of the final "to you" to a despondent monotone, the dissonance illustrating her pain. How Sinéad O'Connor recorded Nothing Compares 2 U 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z When he wants to speak, an infrared sensor tracks his eyes as they move across a keyboard on a screen, enabling him to write text that is then read out in a monotone. A French Music Maker Lost His Voice. A Comedian Helped Get It Back. 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z We haven't done these studies, but I'm pretty sure it's true that if you are a monotone, you're very not likely to gesture. An expert reveals the secret language of "Thinking With Your Hands" 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Drawn-out, monotone pronouuncements of his last name — “Ruuuuuuuuuud” — that sounded as if it were booing, which, of course, it was not. Novak Djokovic wins his 23rd Grand Slam title by beating Casper Ruud in the French Open final 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Even supporters acknowledge that he is not a natural orator, and on the stump he sometimes calls himself an “energetic executive” in a neutral monotone. 5 Takeaways From Ron DeSantis’s First Campaign Trip 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Kara-Murza reacted calmly as the judge read the verdict and sentence in a quick monotone. Top Kremlin critic convicted of treason, given 25 years 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Postgame interviews conducted by Will Smith have the feel of court testimonies, his voice monotone, his face exhibiting no emotion. Hernández: Will Smith too 'vanilla'? Dodgers don't care because he's on a superstar path 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Chocolate is not monotone: Gourmet bars are enhanced with all sorts of ingredients, including fruit, nuts, salt, chiles, lavender and even bacon. Perspective | How to pair wine with chocolate, nevermind the wine snobs 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Our initial tests once again produced suitable answers, though they were formulaic and somewhat monotone. Can ChatGPT help me at the office? We put the AI chatbot to the test. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z “Let us all remain mobilized behind the Burkinabe people in this common struggle.” she said in a robotic monotone. The People Onscreen Are Fake. The Disinformation Is Real. 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Though Francis often reads speeches in a monotone, face hanging downward, on Thursday he was improvising, gesturing and even egging on the crowd. A rejuvenated Pope Francis revels in Congo’s energy 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Over the past few minutes, Jones had been so placid — neutral expression, monotone voice, hands stuffed in his sweatshirt pocket — that a reporter felt compelled to ask if winning his first playoff game was fun. Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley power Giants to elusive playoff victory 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z And to be fair, that often is the explanation when a person is regularly off-pitch or monotone. The true story of the president who couldn't hear music 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z But just as Allen was offering his insight in monotone, a reporter asked, “Are you having fun?” Perspective | The Commanders are cruising. Forget the details and just enjoy it. 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The device originally featured a monotone, robotic voice. Padres' Mike Clevinger was already having a rough night. Then PitchCom piled on 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “Her delivery was very monotone and her cadence was very even,” said Ruble, 61, of Bellevue. Queen remembered locally with mix of emotions, memories 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z At one point during the five-minute speech, Truss read in a monotone: “We will deliver, we will deliver, we will deliver” — to a smattering of applause by her party members. Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The Algerian president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 76, speaking in an expressionless monotone that contrasted with Mr. Macron’s vigorous rhetoric, called the visit “excellent, necessary and useful.” In Algeria, Macron Seeks to Reshape a Traumatic Relationship With France 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Most of the time, I say with a straight face and in a monotone, “No, he is my son.” Advice | Miss Manners: How do I handle intrusive questions about my son? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z “The monotone of the announcers, the missing action. I tried to give them a blueprint that would be a golf enjoyed by 30-year-olds.” LIV Golf’s future on U.S. TV is uncertain, but it certainly has one 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z If a sequence is bounded and monotone, then it converges, but not all convergent sequences are monotone. Calculus, Vol 2 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Ziegler reads each pitcher’s record, which Haldeman repeats to Nixon in a monotone voice, as if he’s taking down a delivery order. As Watergate simmered, Nixon buckled down on a sportswriting project 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Its monotone female voice seems almost soothing, despite the ominous messages she delivers. Russians Breached This City,Not With Troops, but Propaganda 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z As he continued his monotone dictation, Haldeman said the “drip, drip, drip” of Watergate had taken a toll on Mitchell. Who approved the Watergate break-in? Let’s go to the tapes. And, initially, we did have that very robotic monotone voice throughout. Love, Death and Robots’ most beautiful episode was "a love letter to Moebius" 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z He then provided his monotone response, sounding more like a doctor delivering a glum diagnosis than a dude who had just made history. Perspective | In an era of NBA phenoms, Jimmy Butler might be the most overlooked superstar 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Monday, speaking in a chilling monotone, he acted as if he’d never said such things. Tucker Carlson hits dangerous new low in response to Buffalo shooting 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z The sounds Kallmyer suggested in a calm monotone were such everyday occurrences as birds and children and a violin and a chorus. Review: L.A. Phil revives 'Noon to Midnight' with startling, riotous sound 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Like that group’s Alan Vega, Matthews alternates between low-register monotone and high-pitched screams, the latter sometimes sampled live and then elongated and repeated. Review | At Black Cat show, Boy Harsher serves synth-based, punky catharsis 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Beyond the monotone uniformity of the state’s media, heated discursive battles are being fought. Perspective | How is the war going for Putin on social media? Not great. 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z He is there, with it, a prisoner to its bewitching monotone. The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “She had this great, deadpan, monotone approach that I thought was pretty funny,” White said. Terrified of Gen Z? Sydney Sweeney and HBO can take some credit for that. 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z For Holland there’s an appreciation for nature, even its monotone whiteness, where the only sounds are wind and an occasional seagull. Giant iceberg blocks scientists’ study of ‘Doomsday Glacier’ 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “He was extremely monotone and dry, and it was hard to get into the groove of his class. He takes these long pauses, and it’s very awkward.” Colorado neighbors of arrested ex-UCLA lecturer echo students' anger over lack of warnings 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The monotone he adopts to capture his character’s spiritual immolation is dreary to listen to. What makes Joel Coen's Shakespeare unique: His 'Macbeth' is haunted by other movies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The approach in these early scenes is purposefully cartoony, with the actors delivering their lines in a zippy monotone. Review: Supernatural horror takes an intriguing turn in Mickey Reece's 'Agnes' 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z As the discussion unfolded, Dr. Heinel, who had been answering questions in a dull monotone, suddenly perked up and began nodding frequently, as if encouraging the judge’s line of questioning. Former U.S.C. Official Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Scandal 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Now imagine you are on trial for fraud and a former Walgreens executive reads a private message you received out loud in a court of law, in a dispassionate monotone: “love you, too.” How to keep your intimate, embarrassing or damaging text messages as private as possible 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z After the recent unrest, Mr. Ramaphosa waited four days to address the nation, speaking in his typical dry, dispassionate monotone. He Brokered Apartheid’s End. Can He Save South Africa’s Liberation Party? 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z He describes a public defender as having “grainy eyes,” as if he had “been up all night” — a lawyer who “sighs massively, impatiently” and “speaks in a monotone” in response to Adams’s questions. Review | After a criminal justice nightmare, he’s fighting the ‘broken’ system 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Instead of Standing’s odd monotone recording, it changed to a voice that’s relentlessly upbeat. TikTok settles lawsuit with actress over its original text-to-speech voice 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z No longer was I talking in a monotone and reduced to short phrases and often inappropriate remarks. Perspective | Psychotherapy never cleared my ‘brain fog’ and mental health woes. So I tried neurofeedback. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Leaning out the window of his red pickup, Zygmont whistles the bird's breeding call—a string of soft, monotone toots. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The new voice is less of a monotone than the original and seems to be just as popular. How to use TikTok’s Text-to-Speech feature 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The character of Agnès, for instance, shouts all her dialogue in a stentorian monotone, the result of a brain injury after a skiing accident. Review | Two losers adopt a housefly the size of a dog in the bizarre and hilarious film ‘Mandibles’ 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Speaking rapidly and in a monotone, he said he was confessing to staging mass disturbances. At 26, Belarus journalist has spent a decade in opposition 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z It sounds a bit more energetic and upbeat, creating a very different vibe than the droll monotone of the prior voice. TikTok changes text-to-speech voice after voice actor sues 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z In addition, all of the sand in the mortar used to join the pavers is coated with a cement paste that produces a solid monotone color. The color of brick pavers can fade. Should you use clay instead? 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z They filed two reports a day and worked in shifts to keep a constant eye on the temperamental volcano as ash kept falling from the sky, blanketing the island’s lush green environment in monotone gray. Scientists offer look into life as Caribbean volcano erupted 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z "If you listen to the Lust for Life record, Iggy does a monotone delivery on Sweet Sixteen, and I was trying to sound like that," Flowers told Rolling Stone. Mr Brightside: The hit that just won't die 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Even then, his comments were read from a teleprompter in an unemotional and monotone way. Trump is not mentally fit to be president: He should not remain in office — even for one final week 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Yet the legendary Arctic strongman, speaking in a weary monotone, did not hesitate or consult his ailing partner, “No, we will continue.” The untold story of the boldest polar expedition of modern times 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z He tends toward a monotone with intermittent emphasis on a few key words. Perspective | Bill Barr was a disdainful block of gray 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Most dramatic were the changes in his voice: his monotone drone evolved into something more expressive, with better inflection and intonation. 'Is anybody in there?' Life on the inside as a locked-in patient 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z In a low, monotone voice, Gómez Quiñones read through the syllabus with all the enthusiasm of a chair. Column: Remembering Juan Gómez Quiñones, Chicano studies legend and professor to all of L.A. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z "My ears would be gone by about 45, 50 minutes and I couldn't hear the guitars. It was just monotone. Dreadful, dreadful for a singer." AC/DC: 'We're too stubborn to change' 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z One message, only a few seconds long, delivers the message in a monotone, robotic voice. Robocalls told at least 800K swing state residents to "stay home." The FBI is now investigating 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z “Squarespace,” Mr. Thompson said, in a cheery version of a monotone at the end of the pitch. A Podcast Answers a Fast-Food Question That Nobody Is Asking 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “I think it’s the same situation as a Game 2, Game 3, Game 4, Game 1,” Gonsolin, the 26-year-old right-hander, said in a dispassionate monotone. Braves, Dodgers set for just 2nd NLCS Game 7 in 15 seasons 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z He often speaks in a monotone, his eyes frequently closed. Internal blunders, external attacks erode CDC’s credibility as coronavirus vaccine campaigns loom 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z When they meet ordinary humans, they mutter in a scary monotone, “You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.” How Do I Know I'm Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe? 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z He’s kind of real monotone and kind of calm. Bell says Jets need healthy Darnold, so tells QB: ‘No bars’ 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “At most of the protests I’ve been to, it’s all white people speaking and maybe two Black people,” the speaker said in a calm monotone. ‘Can We Please Talk About Black Lives Matter for One Second?’ 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z On those rare occasions when he feels compelled to backtrack from an especially ridiculous comment, he does so with a scripted monotone of can’t-miss-it insincerity. Opinion | Why do none of Trump’s ‘jokes’ feel like jokes? 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z In a flat monotone, he listed items with inflated prices: bread, chicken, eggs, meat. Lebanese are despairing over their next meal as the economic crisis worsens 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z I remember my monotone and annoyed response: “I’m a gay man. I have multiple sexual partners. Men are oftentimes asymptomatic. I’m just here to get my periodic screening.” What gay men can teach us about surviving the coronavirus | Sean Monahan 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z He hastily plows through them, usually in a monotone, in order to get to the question-and-answer bullying session with reporters that he relishes. Home Alone at the White House: A Sour President, With TV His Constant Companion 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z President Trump begins the session by making the day’s official pronouncements, reading in a dreary monotone from a script he hasn’t looked at before. Opinion | Welcome to Donald Trump’s reelection strategy 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z After an uncomfortable wait, a woman’s voice began reading a script in a choked monotone, informing the attendees that they had all been laid off. Bird’s wildly short ride 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z But apart from some narrowly scripted remarks delivered in an uninterested monotone, Trump fails, day after day, to deliver expressions of sympathy for the loss of life, which remains on a grim trajectory. Consoler-in-chief? Lacking empathy, Trump weighs the economic costs, not the human ones 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z I was asked to sound “mournful” but I am a horrible actor and ended up reading the letter in monotone. 'You think Trump will save you?': my nine days detained by North Korea's secret police 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z The existing Presenter Coach feature, which helps people practice a slidedeck and avoid stuttering and swearing, is getting monotone pitch and speech refinement. Microsoft aims to win back consumers with new Microsoft 365 subscriptions 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Trump's scripted January address to the nation about Iran was in a monotone, with slurred words. Speeches, both scripted and off the cuff, turn Biden’s campaign around 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Speaking in a deadpan monotone, he is prone to responding to interrogatives with a curt “affirmative” or “negative” and saying things like “normal is for normal people.” Review: The polar bear steals the show in ‘Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made’ 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z He wore sunglasses to hide his eyes, he hung his head at times, and he answered questions, uncharacteristically, in monotone. Analysis | For LeBron James, Kobe Bryant’s death provided a powerful reminder of life’s priorities 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z On the outside, he’s chill and monotone, as usual. Perspective | Andy Reid doesn’t show you what he’s feeling, but you can feel it anyway 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z So he just plods on, mumbling out his computer-generated questions in a detached monotone neither inviting, nor expecting any answers. Boris thought being PM would be a triumph – but it's all downhill from here 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z For example, his Jan. 8, 2020, address on Iran was delivered in a monotone, with slurred words. Speeches, both scripted and off the cuff, turn Biden’s campaign around 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z So Nick Kyrgios slumped forward, his crossed arms leaning on a table, as he spoke to reporters in a monotone at the Australian Open. Analysis: Nadal vs. Kyrgios in Australia, as good as it gets 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The athletes no longer end each workout by lining up in order of height and offering a robotic, monotone “thank you” to the staff. Athletes warily embrace progress as USA Gymnastics evolves 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z With its wild mood swings – maniacal laughter into monotone lyric recital – it was tailor made for miming on TikTok and became an unlikely divorce anthem, plus a massive streaming hit. Bradford bassline and ketamine-charged punk – 50 new artists for 2020 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Corbyn appeared physically and mentally crushed: his movements reduced to robotic jerks, his speech a listless monotone. Corbyn chokes out listless apology as Johnson bites back the smirks | John Crace 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z ‘He told me to "kill it" in a serious monotone voice,’ the woman alleged in a lawsuit. Analysis | The Daily 202: The 12 biggest storylines of the 2010s 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z After using some items in the office, you find yourself — through rather surreal means — inside a monotone painting of a remote desert diner. Discolored is a surrealist spy thriller by way of Myst 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z The performances are intentionally monotone, and the plot matters less than the many disturbing, surreal moments, in which young people ponder their deepest desires. What movies to watch at home now? Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time,' for starters 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z True to his military bearing, Vindman was stiff, hesitant and by the book, answering questions at the House impeachment hearing in an unwavering monotone. MEDIA BUZZ: House hearing a dull rehash till Trump diplomat changes story 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z A tall, powerfully built man with a raspy, monotone voice, Díaz-Canel has had almost no contact with the foreign press since taking office. Cuba grants unprecedented access to presidential tour 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The deep monotone in which the Italian speaks English only added to the downbeat atmosphere. Francesco Molinari and the challenge of following up a career year - Golf Digest 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Initially, Nature and other science journals featured monotone printed engravings. 150 years of scientific illustration 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z “Ladies and gentlemen of Texas,” he then droned in a sleep-inducing staccato monotone the way he imagined most of the other 44 presidents had done. On Day 1,001, Trump Made It Clear: Being ‘Presidential’ Is Boring 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Juxtaposing his brief, almost monotone answers with the emotion he displayed on the field was a study in polar opposites. ‘It was crazy’: Seahawks’ Tedric Thompson redeems himself with amazing interception in win vs. Rams 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Researchers restored huge squares of native savanna in South Carolina, isolated within an ecologically monotone timber plantation. Daily briefing: 18-year study shows habitat corridors work 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Trump’s third UN speech of his presidency was a largely philosophical tract delivered in a muted monotone, which bore the hallmarks of his most long-serving hardline White House adviser and speechwriter, Stephen Miller. Donald Trump denounces 'globalism' in nationalist address to UN 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z A seemingly rehearsed monotone slipped when the conversation turned to details of Mr. Kebayir’s detention, and one official tried to cut him off. China Said It Closed Muslim Detention Camps. There’s Reason to Doubt That. 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z They have pointed to her "monotone voice" and framed her as a "millenarian weirdo" with the "look of apocalyptic dread in her eyes." Climate Deniers Launch Personal Attacks on Teen Activist 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Next to Ridley is a skeletal man with a scraggly beard who mumbles his name, “Chad,” and talks in a barely audible monotone, never looking up from his cigarette. ‘Tale of two cities’: How hopes, fears about downtown street conditions could influence Seattle election 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z She speaks in a monotone, but offstage, she is demonstrably at ease and evinces a dry wit. The quiet director: How Gina Haspel manages the CIA’s volatile relationship with Trump 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Dry monotone is a hallmark of Binnington’s meetings with the press. Jordan Binnington came out of nowhere to save the St. Louis Blues’ season 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z “I’m not afraid of the moment,” Leonard said, in the well-honed monotone of a man perpetually unimpressed by his own accomplishments. Analysis | Kawhi Leonard strikes perfect balance for Raptors, pulling closer to Warriors rematch 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z All delivered in a way that can only be described as dueling monotone. The biggest ‘Game of Thrones’ mystery: Why are those ‘Inside the Episodes’ so boring? 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z It can be easy to speak in a monotone when we’re nervous and don’t want to sound squeaky. Ways to give an effective seminar about your research project 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Saying “Daddy’s always happy” in a monotone voice while kicking a balloon off-screen couldn’t have been scripted better by the most expert comedy writer. John Isner latest athlete to hold sport-themed gender reveal 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “Trade rumors don’t bother me,” he said in his deep monotone. The Celtics Really Need Jayson Tatum to Soar Again 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z “It’s funny that it went in,” Barrett said, his voice a monotone. Zion, No. 1 Duke miss out on Final Four in loss to Spartans 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z “It’s funny that it went in,” Barrett said, his voice a monotone. Zion, No. 1 Duke miss out on Final Four in loss to Spartans 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z As Beal unleashed a torrent of monotone criticism, another reporter asked whether he was past the point of frustration. Shorthanded Bulls still have enough to get past Wizards in overtime 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z "Grace had become, for lack of a better word, a non-entity. She just didn't exist anymore. I wanted her to go away," Packer said calmly, in a monotone. Mom admits plotting girl's death: 'I wanted her to go away' 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z His hairstyle suggested the Beatles, his fashion sense was distinctly modish, with long, monotone silk cravats and turtleneck sweaters. André Previn, the classical maestro who knew the value of pop culture | Petroc Trelawny 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “His monotone exerts a hypnotic effect that is heightened by supporters placed among the audience to lead chanted slogans.” Ayatollah Khomeini’s family mostly absent from Iran politics 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z But first-rate banter between the Tracker and the Black Leopard help avoid things getting so unrelentingly dark or monotone while also contributing to a setting that feels alive and vibrant. Marlon James' 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' unleashes an immersive African myth-inspired fantasy world 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z “Everyone will die,” the voice said in a calm monotone. “Cream” 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z If you ask what their sacrifice achieved, think of the vibrant street where they died, which was once a monotone of misery. Opinion | What the Americans who were killed in Syria were fighting for 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The authors introduce monotone compression — a variant of compression that they show to be appropriate for characterizing the learnability of particular function families in EMX. Unprovability comes to machine learning 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z His monotone delivery didn’t convey the importance of what was at stake, and that was almost certainly by design. Rams quarterback Jared Goff will be tested after back-to-back poor performances 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z To most of us, it might all look like a monotone apocalyptic smudge on the horizon. Scientists fly through plumes of wildfire smoke to unravel its mysteries 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Wall spoke in a monotone in describing the win as “cool.” Wizards overcome 24-point deficit to top Clippers, yet clouds still hover 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z If, without wishing to be too cruel, you lived next door to a boy who turned out to be monotone, divisive, wildly over‑remunerated and puffed up with self-importance. Gordon Taylor, football’s fattest cat, must go if PFA is to modernise | Daniel Taylor 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z But any hint of majesty suggested by that brand far exceeded what was built, a collection of behemoths that are the visual equivalent of an earsplitting monotone. In Crystal City, news of Amazon’s arrival inspires yearnings for a facelift 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The characters all speak at once, in rapid monotone, as if the manifestoes are in dialogue with one another. A chameleonic Cate Blanchett materializes in Julian Rosefeldt's 'Manifesto' at Hauser & Wirth gallery - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Without any pretense and in a no-nonsense monotone, she informed me that she was just one of a group of girls who had been assaulted by a senior boy the previous year. Anita, Christine, and me: The Kavanaugh hearings just won’t leave me alone 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z He’s anything but monotone on the field, grinding across the offensive line to disrupt the backfield and using a shimmy shake to celebrate big plays. NFL Notes: Lions’ Tate helps woman, girl after car accident 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Now a law professor at Brandeis University, Professor Hill spoke in measured terms, almost in a monotone. Anita Hill to Christine Blasey Ford: ‘Don’t Do Anything That Will Dehumanize You’ 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “Maybe it's part of their experiment, to connect people and mess with their heads,” said Hill, in a near-catatonic monotone. In 'Maniac,' Cary Fukunaga goes on a journey inside the mind - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Most of Harbaugh’s answers during the eight minutes he spent with media members were like that one: delivered in a monotone, brief and — for the most part — not to the point. Perspective | It’s not that Jim Harbaugh is losing at Michigan, it’s who he’s losing to 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z “They’re going for her rather than me - the loyalty I showed these people, endorsing them, getting them jobs,” Arpaio said in his gravelly monotone. Joe Arpaio’s long goodbye: Redemption or ‘kamikaze’ mission? 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z “They’re going for her rather than me – the loyalty I showed these people, endorsing them, getting them jobs,” Arpaio said in his gravelly monotone. Joe Arpaio’s long goodbye: Redemption or ‘kamikaze’ mission? 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Multiple people likened the experience to church: strangers squashed together in wooden benches, standing and sitting at the behest of a man in robes and listening to hours of monotone call and response. Manafort Trial’s Spectators: ‘Why Go to Cancun’ When You Can See History? 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Bohm spoke haltingly at first, but gradually the words came faster, in a low, urgent monotone. David Bohm, Quantum Mechanics and Enlightenment 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z He’s polite and accessible and happy to answer any question in a pleasantly dull monotone. Baseball’s dilemma: Mike Trout is MLB’s ultimate all-star, and yet he is not a star 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Teammates smacked his helmet in celebration and fans showered him with cheers, yet the noise all blurred into a slow, monotone hum. One hit changed his life. Now this former Alabama football player is suing the NCAA. 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The machine argued in favor, delivering three brief speeches in a digitally created monotone and — at least in small ways — responding to Ms. Ovadia’s human opinions. IBM Unveils System That ‘Debates’ With Humans 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The judge, in a deep monotone voice, repeated the script. Swift Frontier Justice for Migrants Brought to Federal Courts 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z It sought to illustrate alternative futures for North Korea: one a bright, colourful world of scientific progress and happiness; the other, a monotone world full of weaponry accompanied by ominous music. US to suspend military exercises with South Korea, Trump says 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Scientists have long known that people change how they speak when they are depressed—their speech becomes lower, more monotone and more labored, with more stops, starts and pauses. The Words That Can Signal You’re Depressed 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z History wasn’t just a nice centrist monotone before Trump and the gang got started. Forget Trump – populism is the cure, not the disease 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z “It’s his clothes,” she answers in a monotone before heading down the hallway in a daze. For Chicago teen activists, survival is the No. 1 goal 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z “Tariffs raise taxes on hard-working Americans,” he says in his notorious monotone. To Sway Trump on Trade, Businesses Turn to Cable TV 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z "Everything I used to do was a little monotone, whether it was screaming or singing," says Glass. Alice Glass is living in silence no more, as new music opens — and heals from — old wounds 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z “Yes, it’s a passionate love on every level. I used to be very monotone in my relationships.” Shania Twain on abuse, betrayal and finding her voice: ‘I wanted a break – but not for 15 years’ 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether those credentials will cut it for party activists who find the 58-year-old’s monotone delivery dull and question whether he will be a true liberal warrior. Richard Cordray off to rocky start in Ohio gubernatorial campaign 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z “I strongly condemn this type of behavior,” Ms. Wang says in a monotone, sitting inside a featureless room. How China Uses Forced Confessions as Propaganda Tool 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z After he shot a dazzling 65 in the third round of the Masters on Saturday, which moved him within reach of the leader, Patrick Reed, Fowler spoke in a low, restrained monotone. Rickie Fowler, Within Reach of a Masters Title, Tries to Keep the Past at Bay 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z He seemed to think so, answering Odell’s questions perfunctorily and in a monotone. As Trump orders judges to hurry up, look inside immigration court’s ‘alternate legal universe’ 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z While the sweetness of white sugar is monotone, dark brown sugar is rich in molasses, which contributes the nutty, butterscotch notes of caramelization. A Lazy Woman’s Canelé 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The professor’s monotone voice and dimmed lighting almost put Carter to sleep that day. Artist raises money for breast cancer organization 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Morris, making eye contact with the carpet and speaking in his low monotone voice, explained the Wizards’ motivation. Scott Brooks: ‘You know what, it’s time’ for Wizards to start playing like the playoffs are coming 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Even though a severe attack of pneumonia left him breathing through a tube, an electronic voice synthesizer allowed him to continue speaking, albeit in a robotic monotone that became one of his trademarks. Stephen Hawking, tourist of the universe, dead at 76 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z A severe attack of pneumonia in 1985 left him breathing through a tube, forcing him to communicate through an electronic voice synthesizer that gave him his distinctive robotic monotone. Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z His monotone made an exciting sport seem clinical. What went right, wrong for NBC at the Olympics 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z His monotone made an exciting sport seem clinical. What went right, wrong for NBC at the Olympics 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z In I’m Poppy, singer and social media star Poppy is getting her own TV show — which, she explains in her typical falsetto monotone, will let her spread high-quality content to the whole world. YouTube series I’m Poppy is as weird as its namesake star 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z She talks in a distinctive low monotone, and is given to quizzical rhetorical questioning: “And why is that?” Margaret Atwood: ‘I am not a prophet. Science fiction is really about now’ 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z He speaks in an affectless monotone, mournfully crosses his arms and rarely smiles. Why Nick Saban Is the Ultimate Masochist 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “I can’t breathe,” the woman panted, her voice a husky monotone. A Strange Itch, Trouble Breathing, Then Anaphylactic Shock 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z “I’ve never seen this much money,” she said in a monotone, leaving the office. Crushed by debt, refugees have little choice but to return to war-torn Somalia 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z In a low monotone her mother recounted how she had been violated so many times she could not count. 'I climbed over bodies to flee' 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Her words were flat and monotone but resonated with raw sincerity. eLiza “It’s not just about winning the championship,” he said after Monday’s game, his voice firmly returned to the monotone. Why Nick Saban Is the Ultimate Masochist 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Jay Gruden’s words were measured and monotone, but his frustration was more than evident. Redskins still stewing over Kirk Cousins’s disputed intentional grounding penalty 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z It's most apparent on the lead single, Look What You Made Me Do, where the entire chorus is delivered in a sinister monotone. Why does Taylor Swift write so many one-note melodies? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z He spoke in a largely flat monotone and leaned on the lectern at points. Trump, in Japan, talks tough on the ‘menace’ of North Korea, trade 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z In a very monotone voice, the AI assistant will show your next three meetings First, you have to toggle on the assistant in Settings. Gmail plugin Boomerang arrives on iOS with a voice assistant 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z In contrast, untrustworthy voices were monotone, with a flat pitch. Can you trust that person on the phone? These clues may give them away 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The chorus is simple enough to be immediately satisfying, and the first time it hits, its delivered in a flat, pleasantly rude monotone: “someone tell the boys they’re not important anymore.” An afternoon with one of Spotify’s ‘Badass Women,’ a 20-year-old New Yorker with one pop-rock anthem 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Gregorian chant, one of the earliest recorded forms of Western music, was predominantly monotone. Why does Taylor Swift write so many one-note melodies? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Her voice, in a bored monotone, emits from the speaker. A strange encounter with St Vincent 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Album can be a bit monotone at times, but great tracks include “The Reason I’m Here,” the up-country “Three Chords and the Truth” and quiet closer “Longing.” Prophets of Rage and Arcade Fire among artists releasing new music 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z We seek to align ourselves with what I think of as the “control voice” — whatever piped-in monotone is dictating a given narrative at the moment. Opinion | Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z She said she was absolutely stunned and told Mueller and his girlfriend, Shannon Melcher, “thank you for coming” in a monotone voice before they left. The Latest: Taylor Swift cordial, testy during testimony 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Asked what happened after the meeting, Swift said: "I just said in a monotone voice, 'Thank you for coming' and then they were gone." Taylor Swift takes stand at groping trial: 'It was a definite grab' - BBC News 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z His monotone response made it clear questions about the lineup’s prowess were hardly new to him. Historic eight-homer onslaught a reminder of what’s going right with Nationals 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Gore might be slightly grayer than he was in his Washington glory days, but he’s still vintage Al Gore, pumped up about the issues in that distinctly Gore-ish way: earnest and endearingly monotone. Al Gore screens his ‘Inconvenient Truth’ documentary for his Washington fan club 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Next up: Lonzo, the calm teenager with a slight case of acne who shrugs often while speaking in a monotone. The Lakers crave a ‘Showtime’ personality, but Lonzo Ball only cares about hoops 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z His 1988 World Series Game 1 home run resulted in one of Vin Scully’s famous calls, but playing a central part of baseball broadcasting history didn’t rub off on Gibson, whose opening monologue is monotone. Scouting the next Vin Scully: All 30 MLB broadcast teams ranked 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z “I will now form a government,” the Maybot murmured in a catatonic monotone. The making of the Maybot: a year of mindless slogans, U-turns and denials 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z His lifeless monotone and blank expression suggested otherwise. Trump and Putin: leaders' body language shows who's the boss | John Crace 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z A hastily drafted initial statement to the news media contained typos — “president” was misspelled — and he delivered it in a harried monotone, staring down at his text, to reporters gathered at the National Press Club. ‘We Are Going to Fight,’ Trump Says, but Calm Reigns During Comey Testimony 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The memory that persists though, is the owlish whiz-kid lawyer, with horn-rimmed glasses and his pretty blond wife perched stoically behind him, laying out Nixon’s treachery in a dull monotone before the Senate Watergate Committee. He helped bring down Richard Nixon. Now he thinks Donald Trump is even worse. 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Atwood herself opened the show, intoning on a monotone from a wooden throne. Margaret Atwood: a high priestess of fiction who embraces the digital age | Claire Armitstead 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z “You are ordered to leave the roadway and utilize the available sidewalk,” the machine blared in computerized monotone. I was arrested for protesting. My idealism did not prepare me for that experience | Julian Brave NoiseCat 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z While men tend to speak in a monotone fashion, women generally have more highs and lows, something Ms. Marat mastered during about a year of group and one-on-one lessons and practice at N.Y.U. Learning to Talk Like a Woman (or Man) 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z However, he used the same voice for every part of the story, rendering the whole thing monotone. Dodgers Dugout: Where did this Yasiel Puig person come from? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z With her face almost expressionless, she delivers her lines in a monotone. ‘Ghost in the Shell’ review: Live-action version gets lost in translation 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Now a youthful 25-year-old with a slight frame and a boyish smile who works in software far from Washington state, he speaks in a bored-sounding monotone over the phone. How a school bomb-scare case sparked a media vs. FBI fight 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z A shift from soft metallics to bright colour or stark monotone, and experimentation with silhouettes beyond the draped-column gown, would, in effect, represent a policy shift. Dress to protest: why the Oscars red carpet is set for a revolution | Jess Cartner-Morley 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Many years ago, a married woman confided in me that her husband was “a good father but a bad husband”—her exact words, which she stated with the depressing confidence of a monotone. Learning to Talk Like a Woman (or Man) 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to be just a little nice monotone character and, in many cases, I will be.” Trump is changing the presidency more than the presidency is changing Trump 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Santiago appeared calm and spoke in the same monotone he has used in all of the prior hearings. Accused airport shooter Esteban Santiago pleads not guilty to 22 charges 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Ever since, he has spent his spare time finding old cassette tapes, overdubbing them with the deep monotone of the 52 Hz whale and making them available for a nominal cost. The loneliest whale in the world? 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z He also struggled with speech, giving very abbreviated and monotone answers. College student, mom work to recover from car crash 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z On “M:FANS,” his delivery remains monotone, but he sounds nearly earnest. John Cale’s Inventive Retrospection 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Even an overflow room was packed when he delivered, in his usual dour manner, a speech laced with literary references—rendered through bulky headsets into equally monotone translations. Xi Jinping portrays China as a rock of stability 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “The families that have been hit all have one thing in common: They work for a living,” he said in the cadenced monotone of a disgruntled football coach. Trump’s Win Helps Carve a Path to Washington for the ‘Cajun John Wayne’ 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Giving evidence in court Morgan was mostly unemotional and almost monotone. The millionaire and the escort - murder through logic? - BBC News 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Fisher rarely smiled and his gruff voice was monotone. Bumbling Rams have losing down to a science 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “People melt down in a bragging situation, use a monotone, ramble,” she says. When Is It OK to Brag? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z “I had convinced myself that kind of optimism served no useful purpose in the world where I existed,” he explains, in an underwater monotone, as the protesters look on, baffled. “Rectify” Is a Quiet Marvel 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z He answered most questions in a monotone, rarely meeting Fisher’s eye. How to Hide $400 Million 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z He spoke in a low, halting monotone, as if he had something else on his mind. When a Populist Demagogue Takes Power 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to be just a little nice monotone character.” Donald Trump Appears to Soften Stance on Immigration, but Not on Abortion 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Trump would spend the first few moments using his monotone "I'm very serious" voice, and a few pundits would say it looked like he really had it together this time. 3 Debates, 3 Strikes 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “I never liked him,” said Yakaka, her expression numb and her voice a soft monotone. Bombs, beatings, rape: Freed Nigerian women tell harrowing tales of life as a forced Boko Haram bride 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Those qualities become the optical equivalent of speaking in a monotone. The Deaf Body in Public Space 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Ryan began his news conference by imitating Patriots coach Bill Belichick, speaking in a monotone voice and saying that he would release the injury report later in the week. Bills have confidence back after 1st win 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z The 69-year-old, in his deliberate, monotone voice, relayed such gems as: Watch commissioner Tim Finchem read mean Tweets about himself - Golf Digest 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z There’s this odd idea that, when it comes to writing non-fiction and biography, all you have to do is get the facts straight in your head and then spool them out in a listless monotone. My best writing tip by William Boyd, Jeanette Winterson, Amit Chaudhuri and more 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Eight years later, she’s still spouting policy points, much to the outrage of many political pundits hoping for an acceptance speech less heavy on the monotone. Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech Delivery Gets Panned On Twitter 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z I kind of liked hearing the texts spoken with different characters’ inflections, because when I read texts in my mind, it’s just in a dull monotone. How should TV shows and movies depict texting? 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z His monotone mumblings felt very scripted and reminded me of a hero emoting in a dinner-theater setting rather than a grown man in constant distress. Zadzooks: Deadlight: Director’s Cut review 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z But mostly he adhered to the printed speech, in a comparative monotone. California, New Jersey and Other States Voting June 7 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z But it’s not just about the words they choose; the same paragraph on chopped carrots might sound boring in a monotone speaker’s voice but riveting when recited by a Shakespearean actor. In politics, it’s not what you say but how you say it, acoustical analysis shows 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z “We were going to go register her for school,” Ali said, his voice a steady monotone. Islamic State car bombings in Baghdad kill at least 93 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z It was classic Ford: a little dull and monotone. Reagan’s post-defeat acceptance speech in 1976 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z She was speaking quietly now, almost in a monotone. Saving America from Plastic Bags 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Surrounded by a throng of microphones a few minutes later, Giroux’s monotone voice cracked when he was asked about Snider. Flyers dedicate the postseason to their late, beloved owner, Ed Snider 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z But then he held up a finger, and his voice dropped into a deep and deliberate monotone: “It’s gonna end.” Donald Trump, American Preacher 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z He spoke in a bit of a monotone as the cameras glared and the microphones gathered. Bryce Harper has the key to the city. What’s the key to keeping him a National? 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z In a phone conversation that Wright recalls as “surreal,” Emily admitted in a quiet monotone that she had created the whole saga. Cancer cons, phoney accidents and fake deaths: meet the internet hoax buster | Rachel Monroe 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Sanders' problem, though, is that his critique of Clinton's foreign policy persona is dreadfully monotone: He pivots everything back to her 2002 vote to authorize the Iraq War. Needed: A Better Bern on Foreign Policy 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z It was just too old or obscure to pass as journalism, too relentlessly monotone to be presented as a documentary. Laura Poitras at the Whitney: redrawing the war on terror 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Daudov, who is now the speaker of Chechnya’s parliament, said, in a mumbly monotone, that Putin “demonstrates an excellent command of events and has the ability to respond appropriately to the challenges of our time.” The Putin of Chechnya 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Do you tend to read everything in a monotone? 10 Ways to Make Giving a Presentation Feel Less Like a Nightmare 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z While he issued what could be read as a robust defense of his anti-ISIS policy, he spoke rapidly—almost in a monotone—and took no questions from reporters after speaking for about eight minutes. Reading Between the Lines of President Obama’s ISIS Pentagon Briefing 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The city tried to soften the monotone by painting the balconies in pastel colours, but the washed-out pinks and blues only enhance the greyness. 'If I became an informer the chemotherapy could continue' - BBC News 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z He had stopped hearing voices since he began taking the antipsychotics, but he had a blank gaze and spoke in a monotone; he had also gained sixty pounds. The Rights of Refugees Who Do Wrong 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z In an interview with journalists here in Jujuy Province on Thursday, he spoke in a low monotone. Argentina Considers Shift as Upstart Rises in Presidential Race 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Through it all, Griffin assumes a monotone R&B sing-song cadence, shoving words into the beat where they don’t quite fit. Ty Dolla $ign’s debut album finds pleasure in self-constructed excess 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Known as a pragmatist and formidable negotiator, Mr. Silver speaks in a singular graveled monotone. In Two Corruption Cases, the Culture of Albany Will Go on Trial 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z “I’m not going to speak more about Jürgen,” he offered through a monotone. Chelsea’s José Mourinho shows the strain at talk of facing Jürgen Klopp 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z But it also functions on a normal little radio — I’ve got good speakers, but I’ve also got a monotone, tiny little rubbish kitchen radio, and that’s how some people might listen to the record. Talking to Floating Points' Sam Shepherd, neuroscience PhD turned electronic musician 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z “Lucas was rolling himself back and forth on the floor and making a sustained, monotone moaning,” Irwin said. Fatal beating saw parents whip teen who wished to quit church, court hears 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Patches of flowering plants beckon as colorful and scented beacons in otherwise drab monotones of brown earth and green vegetation. Our Vanishing Flowers 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Asked what she does for a living, McKinnon says in imitation of Clinton's earnest monotone: "First, I am a grandmother. Second, I am a human, entrusted with this one green Earth." And action! Hillary Clinton plays a wise bartender consoling candidate Clinton in 'SNL' sketch 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Balang reads the Spanish liturgy Thursday nights in a hesitant monotone, carefully scanning a script. Latino influence on Catholic Church is a backdrop to Pope Francis' visit 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Amid the vast monotone is a facade of faux green brick. As Others Flee to West, Most Syrian Refugees Remain in Region 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Numerous clocks count down the practice periods, a monotone voice announcing the next session over a loudspeaker. Behind the scenes at an Arizona State football practice 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “Ladies and gentlemen,” he says, in the mock drone of a monotone politician. 24 hours with Trump includes press, but not policy: 'I don't think people care' 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z That leaves Travis, whose low, silky monotone belies her knowledge and passion for food. Guam Food Tours: Open for business 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z His friend hung himself in these trees back here,” he said in his usual monotone as he pointed to the area immediately west of the park. Mobile home park offers residence for sex offenders 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z He speaks in an uninflected monotone, so when he told me that his neighbor Ronnie Timmons’s bull got loose and was running up and down the road, I didn’t know whether he was joking. Out of the Woods 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Sixteen hours after the first nuclear attack, President Harry Truman, who had authorized it, captured the moment. "It is an atomic bomb," he explained solemnly to the world in his unemotional Missouri monotone. 70 Years Later, The Bomb Still Casts Fear 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Predictably, the comments from the coach were comically unrevealing and spoken in that familiar monotone. Patriots owner Robert Kraft calls NFL's Brady decision 'unfathomable' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Beerbohm’s writing tends to be treated by his critics, and even by his admirers, as being all of a piece; minor implies monotone. The Diminutive Genius of Max Beerbohm 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z He wears a uniform of a black Zappos T-shirts and jeans, and speaks to colleagues in a soft monotone. At Zappos, Selling Shoes and a Vision 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z According to Autism Speaks, some of the symptoms include limited social interactions, monotone or peculiar speech, misunderstanding of nonverbal communications, inability to understand social or emotional issues and lack of eye contact. Charter school helps teen with Asperger’s syndrome thrive 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Between them, DJ held court with his unbroken monotone. Sunday at Chambers Bay presents the latest major opportunity for Chambers Bay: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z “Dad was monotone. Mother had a beautiful voice.” Silvertoners celebrate 35 years of performing in New Albany 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Kowzan is not complaining, he’s just truly worried that battery-operated, digital bugles with built-in MP3 players will take over, leaving a sterile monotone presentation of a very emotional piece of music. Bugler honors deceased veterans with personal touch 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z “In my opinion, it’s the same,” Wall said in monotone after Friday night’s 94-91 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. For Wizards, ‘Why not us?’ has become ‘What if?’ 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z In the courtyard of a simple mosque bordered by recently dug graves Mohammad recounts in a low monotone how he lost his daughter. Rohingya Muslims brave death at sea to escape 'open-air prison' in Burma 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z There’s an alarm going off at Juniper Village at Brookline - Wellspring Memory Care, a shrill, monotone and very public reminder that not all doors are made to be walked through. Program gives seniors with dementia chance to go home again 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z In tandem, silk pussycat bow blouses; jackets with rounder "puff" sleeves; longer, fuller skirts; and a color palette of lilacs, burgundies and hunter greens offer a respite to the muted, monotone world Claire usually inhabits. Claire Underwood hits sexy, smart note in 'House of Cards' power dresses 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z It’s monotone because all you see is the color of the cement paste. Before filling cracks, it’s important to first clean stucco 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Too often job candidates recite their pitches in a monotone or rush through them without passion. How To Craft A Job Search Elevator Pitch 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z He looked neither happy nor irritated, speaking to a few reporters in monotone, the personification of the nickname some teammates wear on a T-shirt: Klubot. Corey Kluber, Indians’ Ace, Rises as Precisely as His Two-Seam Fastball Dips 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Speaking in a gravelly monotone, he did say that he felt “complicit” in the disintegration of their marriage and the violent episodes that accompanied it. As ‘The Jinx’ Airs, Inquiry Into Death of Durst’s Friend Is Said to Be Reopened 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z In his opening statement, Naseer read in a monotone from prepared remarks in which he referred to himself in the third person. Feds: Al-Qaida wanted recruits to pull off attack like 9/11 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z “I kind of grew out of that, but I was pretty fiery,” Andersen said in his usual calm monotone. Frederik Andersen catching records in Anaheim Ducks’ net 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z By the final refrain, these guys are reaching octave levels that would make the monotone Leonard Cohen blush. 60 Versions of Leonard Cohen’s 'Hallelujah,' Ranked “Look what they did to us,” he says in a stoic monotone. Taking aim at the 'American Sniper' phenomenon 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z “One cup equals 16 tablespoons,” she monotones, in that slightly robotic but very friendly voice. Amazon Echo review: listen up 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z “After so many years of sluggish growth, we’re finally starting to see some economic data that can provide a glimmer of hope,” McConnell said in his clenched monotone. Mitch McConnell is off to a bitter start 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Merkel has reached her rhetorical high point—signalled by a slowing of her monotone and a subtle hand gesture, fingers extended. The Astonishing Rise of Angela Merkel 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z To many, the story line is as tired and grating as Bill Belichick's monotone, but there's no escaping the truth: Tom Brady & Co. remain the team to beat. NFL Week 12: Tom Brady and Patriots playing like a powerhouse afire 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z The rice dishes, by contrast, spoke in a monotone. $20 Diner: Four Sisters Grill, a streamlined version of Vietnamese cooking "Most typical helper bots are kind of generically friendly and monotone," explains writer Anthony Burch. Making gaming's most obnoxious robot 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z On the monotone scale, his voice registered somewhere between Bill Belichick and Ben Stein. On the Jets’ Day After, Platitudes Abound 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z He answered questions without emotion, his voice monotone, his face blank. Seahawks vs. Cowboys: National media on Seattle's struggles, Dallas' dominance 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z He said "I'm fine" nine times in 10 minutes, sticking close to a monotone for the most part. Kobe Bryant says he's fine after full-court scrimmage 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z "Apart from understanding the technical quirks of the accent, people first have to get through their prejudices - that the Birmingham accent is dull, monotone and working class." Why is the Birmingham accent so difficult to mimic? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The only sound was the gentle monotone of my breath. Great Maya Reef offers exotic dive 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z In it, Pitbull raps in English and Spanish, and his style is hypnotizingly monotone, making it an ideal counterpart for a great hook. Pitbull: Get Rich or Die Shilling 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z He was introduced by a recording of late Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard's deep monotone. Derek Jeter shines on All-Star stage as AL book World Series advantage 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z He was introduced by a recording of late Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard’s deep monotone. Jeter, Trout Lead American League Over National League 5-3 in All-Star Game 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z He tapped his fingers gently on a leather folder and grinned serenely, responding to questions with flurries of facts and occasional dashes of sarcasm, all with a clipped monotone. I.R.S. Comissioner John Koskinen, on Hot Seat, Has History of Bureaucratic Rescue Jobs 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z “It’s about you,” he said in a soothing monotone more befitting a psychotherapist than an art star. Is Jeff Koons' New Blockbuster Whitney Exhibit Better Than The Colbert Report? 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z With the Nike contract and robotic, monotone speaking style, comparisons with Tiger Woods were inevitable. Michelle Wie’s major wait is finally over as she lands the US Open 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The ex-Manchester United player was accused of being "boring" and speaking in a "monotone" during England's match against Italy on Saturday. BBC backs Phil Neville despite 'monotone' World Cup commentary 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z A kind way of describing my speech would be somewhat halting, robotic monotone. Quora Question: What Does a Deaf Person With a Cochlear Implant Hear? Besides, he said, some humans read those reports in monotone voices anyway. Computers replace humans reading weather reports 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z “Our motherland is on the verge of an abyss,” he said in a monotone. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leader, dies Shinseki, in his low monotone, seems unperturbed by the problems happening on his watch. VA's Chinese Water Torture Continues 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z With the steady monotone buzz of thousands of bees in his ears, he began to check each of the 19 hives. Bee whisperer works to reverse die-off 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z I’m normally a pretty happy person, but I guess when I called her, it was more monotone, uninterested.” Who Gets to Graduate? 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Wall responds in monotone mumbles that don’t allow the conversations to linger. Wizards’ basketball: John Wall finding things a little difficult in inaugural trip to NBA playoffs 2014-05-13T01:23:18Z Despite the wonky monotone he often projected during the worst moments of the crisis, he is lively and quick-witted in person, and he has a special proclivity for particularly graphic language. What Timothy Geithner Really Thinks 2014-05-08T17:00:02Z Nancy Astor, the first female MP to take her seat, stuck to monotone colours - white shirts with black or grey jackets - to "mirror" the outfits of her male counterparts so that she could blend in. 10 sartorial moments that tell us a lot about politics 2014-04-18T00:33:31Z Dressed in a dark suit, Pistorius, 27, responded methodically and in a soft monotone, and only occasionally did his voice rise. Prosecutor mocks Pistorius 2014-04-11T04:39:23Z Having made a mental connection to a lecture given some time earlier, Dr. Jekyll lapsed into a scripted monotone directed exclusively at the camera. Alan Alda’s Quest to Put Story to Science 2014-04-05T12:00:29Z For many viewers of Arab satellite programs or the unengaging, monotone shows that local television stations often broadcast, it was a welcome change. Khartoum Journal: Sudanese TV Show, Without the Cutthroat ‘You’re Fired,’ Rewards Entrepreneurs 2014-02-18T02:03:12Z Usually, he’s monotone, but he was excited and I’m excited.” Woodbridge standout Da’Shawn Hand commits to Alabama over Michigan, Florida 2013-11-14T22:46:20Z They invoked his native New York and touched on androgyny, illicit sex and drug abuse, and he delivered them in a trademark monotone singing voice. Fans pay tribute to rocker Lou Reed at N.Y. memorial 2013-11-14T22:12:58Z It took me half a dozen telephone conversations before there was a lilt in his monotone. Value Added: Financial adviser prefers boring, middle-class millionaires for clients 2013-10-13T21:49:07Z His appeal, delivered in his usual quiet monotone, fell on deaf ears. From Indian PM a well-worn plea, and from lawmakers a familiar rejoinder 2013-08-05T11:49:52Z Hours passed by and the judge read his charges in a monotone. Russia Rises Up 2013-07-19T08:45:00Z Mr. Martorano, 72, who wore tinted glasses, sported a pocket kerchief and spoke in a guttural monotone, has confessed to 20 murders. At Trial, Hit Man Says ‘It Broke My Heart’ to Learn Bulger Was an F.B.I. Informer 2013-06-18T01:47:00Z She seemed sleepy and spoke in a slow monotone as she repeated her story once more. Well: Think Like a Doctor: An Unusual Headache 2013-05-02T10:00:29Z Some were just numb, not meeting my eyes, telling the story in a monotone. I had no power to say that s not okay: Reports of harassment and abuse in the field 2013-04-14T11:45:05.587Z Three spoke in a near monotone, disappointed but virtually emotionless. On Pro Basketball: Nets’ Pulse Is Not So Easy to Find 2013-02-01T03:27:00Z “Generally I’m used to the darkness and the silence,” he declares in his distinctive high-pitched monotone. Nalagaat, Israeli Troupe of Deaf-Blind Actors 2013-01-15T23:13:06Z South Africa’s struggle was never written in such racial monotones as its stereotypes suggested. Letter From Africa: South Africa Losing a Grip on Its Promise 2012-12-27T10:50:05Z “It starts with the quarterback, and that’s the position that is looked at,” Flacco said last week, speaking in a monotone that critics emphasize. Flacco Under Fire Though Ravens Again Reach Playoffs 2012-12-23T00:48:57Z The senator spoke in a quiet monotone voice to preserve his voice. How do you talk for 24 hours non-stop? 2012-12-12T01:55:49Z Here he is in all his monotone glory. Brazilian Grand Prix – live! 2012-11-25T15:16:28Z His welcoming and upbeat personality was a stark contrast to the monotone Petrino and was praised by Arkansas players. Arkansas Athletic Director: John L. Smith Won’t Return as Football Coach 2012-11-24T22:00:40Z Even the criticism – premature millionaires laughing despite defeat – is delivered evenly, slowly, in the monotone familiar from press conferences. Athletic Bilbao's surreal crisis deepens to the sound of silence 2012-10-29T12:04:22Z The complaints are that Sanchez's postgame news conferences are filled with dialogue too reasoned and positive and monotone in the face of developments. The Fifth Down: Dissecting Mark Sanchez's Postgame Demeanor 2012-10-22T11:56:35Z Julian Assange speaks in a monotone, and so quietly I can barely hear him. At home with Julian Assange 2012-10-22T11:02:06Z "What's great about the Wiki Weapon is it only needs to be lethal once," Mr. Wilson says in the video, in a monotone voice. Disruptions: With a 3-D Printer, Building a Gun With the Push of a Button 2012-10-07T16:09:27Z The monotone of the public address announcer and the drone of jet engines lent an eerie quality to the spectacle, rattling against empty seats and hard surfaces. Phillies 16, Mets 1: Reeling Mets Hit Bottom in 16-1 Loss to Phillies 2012-09-21T02:35:48Z It’s a tough act to follow, a fact which Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy acknowledges before listing some talking points in a nasal monotone. What You Missed While Not Watching the Second Night of the DNC 2012-09-06T08:05:25Z Making of a Century app is a beautiful monotone app that chronicles the past 100 years of history of revolutionaries and social movements around the world. An App That Shows Us Our Past To Shape The Future 2012-08-07T11:18:43Z He found the same pattern as he did in written melodies: the sadder the speech, the more monotone the delivery. Musical Intervals Sway Moods 2012-07-27T12:15:00.483Z Fentiman's Curiosity Cola tastes flat and monotone, with a lingering undercurrent that reminds me of diesel. Coca-Cola: still the real thing? 2012-06-26T15:00:00Z From the unpredictable melodies of Nina Simone, the rhythmic vocal styles of Sister Nancy, to the monotone melodies of Morrisey or Robert Smith. Santigold's Got the Next Sound, With a Recipe Straight Outta Brooklyn 2012-06-09T12:42:49Z On the other hand, if your employees are able to recite the three corporate objectives in eye-rolling monotone, pat yourself on the back for simplifying the message. Innovation Run Amok 2012-06-04T19:59:06Z Another Mets fan left a despondent monotone message on my answering machine at 11:30 p.m. Sports of The Times: A Magical Night for Johan Santana, With a Cherry on Top 2012-06-02T16:48:08Z "Mr Gupta wanted to create one of the best asset management funds in India," said Kumar, 53, speaking almost in a monotone before a jury in U.S. Protege testifies against McKinsey mentor Gupta 2012-06-01T20:56:33Z Her eyes were blank, and she spoke in a monotone shout, laughing when discussing the trauma of war. Life After A Warlord 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z Noah, speaking in a low monotone, tried to close with perspective. Noah, Boozer want Bulls to remain the same 2012-05-12T01:27:00Z “Sylvius will have one,” he announced, in the same thick monotone. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Then he pattered across the deck and leaned over the side and crooned in a lazy, barbarous monotone to the waves. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z It would be greatly unjust to Mariquita to say that the monotone of her life was made golden by the bright haze in which it moved. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z Yet the monotone of Mr. Beadon's clericality had once been illuminated when he had broken that vow of celibacy to which he had attached such importance in order to marry Mrs. Beadon. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Its voice was a low monotone, as it washed the pebbles in a slow and languid way. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z He spoke in a monotone, in a voice without expression, as if his words meant nothing. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z In dreary monotone and excruciatingly English accent the girl read on, as the obsequious dancing master wished to know. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z A pirated translation of The Iron Lady, dubbed over by a monotone Russian man, fooled one of the country’s top film critics at Russian newspaper Kommersant. Pirated Russian Version of The Iron Lady Majorly Rewrites History 2012-03-24T06:35:16Z “I heard the word,” she said, speaking in a slow monotone, “and I knew it was all over.” SchoolBook: A Spelling Champ Whose E-U-O-N-Y-M Should Have Been 'Joy' 2012-03-23T15:32:21Z We see these things especially well when we half-close our eyes, and describe what we see in a sort of low, drowsy, monotone murmur. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z "I been a fool, Ann," he said in a gloomy monotone. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Use ingenuity by indirect methods to overcome nasality, stuttering, nervously rapid reading, slovenly and careless expression, monotone, and singsong. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z They flung themselves into the trench, and Kenneth, without understanding how it had happened, found himself leaning forward, rifle in hand, listening to a droning monotone from Pariset a yard to the left of him. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z "It was a long chance you took, with the wind offshore," the other broke in, without raising his voice, in the same implacable monotone. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The chorus of “Heaven” hummed in a monotone, with lips sometimes closed, makes a beautiful song, and one that appeals much to both old and young negroes. Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes 2012-03-09T03:00:17.743Z He stared at the floor and went on in a monotone. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Lydia, her arm swinging steadily, spoke in a low, almost disinterested monotone. 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