Prepositions used with "tone"

"in tone" or "of tone"?

In 51% of cases "in tone" is used

It is also much darker in tone.

Under the full lighting effect, these walls appear grey in tone.

All of these feelings -- anger, condescension, superiority -- come through loud and clear in tone of voice.

This does not include actual words, but modulations in tone of voice, rate of speech, pitch and non-verbal utterances.

I personally believe there are a few similarities in tone of voice but I have a long way to go and a lot of growing to do.

Your comments will be more credible if you are moderate in tone and can quote a URL or time, date, channel, speaker and programme.

Thicker than an average pint of bitter, and darker in tone, the beer is the colour of tea with the consistency of a thinnish gravy.

In 28% of cases "of tone" is used

It's nearly disintegration of tone.

It contains a whole spectrum of tone colours.

The skin will appear dull, thin and finely wrinkled with some loss of tone.

Essentially, in LTE we schedule users on a particular set of tones over a period of time.

Unfortunately, It Was the Son has deep-seeded problems when it comes to its control of tone.

Dr Dre beats Headphones certainly possess a powerful engineering and proficiency of tone quality.

People were unusually hostile to him - it marked a real change of tone in terms of people's responses to him I thought.

These hues include beige, taupe, monochrome and they are a very good type of tone if you are designing by using a modern fashion.

As you would expect on a professional-quality instrument, the spruce soundboard is hand-planed for flexibility and evenness of tone across the compass.

Now, admittedly, it's been a lot of years since Arnold made that first film, and recapturing something that you did before, in terms of tone and style, is a tricky thing.

In 6% of cases "about tone" is used

Non-verbal communication is all about tone.

Writing at the level required for putting together a novel is more about tone, balance and style, and this can take years to get right, and some people can never achieve it.

In 5% of cases "with tone" is used

In this case, it's a trashy costumes with tones of racism.

In 2% of cases "as tone" is used

Timbre Timbre (also known as tone colour) refers to the quality and variability of sound.

In 1% of cases "for tone" is used

You should do some light weight lifting for tone but cardio is what will help you lose weight.