1.   Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.

2.   As he heads back to his rehearsal, Cohen is worried that he may have sounded too negative.

3.   A spokesman for the commissioner, David Golub, did his best not to sound too negative.

4.   He cautioned them against sounding too negative and urged them to offer their own proposals.

5.   He may be right, but he sounds negative.

6.   It would make sense for the Sox to call Weaver, even though Earl sounds negative about the idea.

7.   Lazio seemed to struggle with standing tough while keeping his vow not to sound too negative.

8.   Q. Mr. Vice President, your references to Star Wars . . . sounded pretty negative.

9.   Sounds too negative.

10.   That delegation sounds increasingly negative.