So the tone of pre-season commenting tends to be waggish and dismissive.

For someone of Dole's ironic and skeptical disposition, that tone tends to be excessively pretentious.

Its tone tends to be serious, sober, and perhaps sometimes a little sedate, even when the movies it shows are daring and provocative.

The lighter tones of Tuscan red tend toward tan and beige.

The darker tones of Tuscan red tend toward purplish tones.

Because the book was written under the auspices of Colonial Williamsburg, the tone tends to be a bit promotional.

Its tone, however, tends to be more acerbic, with a definite point of view.

Her tone tended to constrict on her highest notes.

Her tone, droll as ever, tends to make it hard to tell.

The tone tends to be firm, calm, upbeat and very direct.