At once broken, piercing, and sweet, its awkward tones followed her as she ran.

Otherwise tone is written after the rime, as follows:

Then, the slow deep tones of the bass followed, joined by the viola.

My parents' tone followed their calm natures.

An Administration official said the skeptical tone of the report followed internal debate in which hard-liners appear to have prevailed.

Then followed the tones of the aged inventor.

The sheriff's stern tone followed the thunder's rumble.

Throughout the song, the musical tone follows the lyrics closely.

The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula.

The strident tones of the woman's voice followed Piemur as he careered away.