1.   He can move deftly from an almost conversational tone to a whisper.

2.   The astonishing question, asked in an ordinary conversational tone, made her gasp.

3.   Celebrated for his slow offhand flow as a rapper, Betha speaks in unrushed conversational tones, a shifting mix of righteous humility and residual celebrity brio.

4.   Despite being required to deliver stagey monologues in conversational tones, Caine and Ms. Blethyn add humor and spice.

5.   Dictating the book helped to give it the conversational tone that was one of its great attractions.

6.   His speech, which betrays his roots in working-class Queens, never rises above a conversational tone.

7.   In person, von Bremzen is extremely animated, and she brings a spirited conversational tone to this book.

8.   Most of the book was dictated in a kind of free association that can be felt in its fluid structure and conversational tone.

9.   When riding public transportation, avoid loud, animated conversations by speaking in quiet or normal conversational tones.

10.   Written in a conversational tone, each chapter reads a bit like a magazine article, with no real analysis uniting the pieces beyond the major theme.