How to Use timbre in a Sentence

timbre

noun
  • There’s also that timbre in his voice which calls back to how his father sounds.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The vocal sets the stage for the emotional timbre of the film.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Stories about these writers take on the timbre of legend around town.
    — Chris Offutt, Town & Country, 22 Nov. 2013
  • The two main elements the composers used were pitch and timbre.
    — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 9 July 2018
  • His timbre is as much a betrayal as his taste for the carnal press of white and caramel skin.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
  • In speech, adopt his raspy timbre, bellowing volume and start-stop rhythm.
    — The Economist, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Her vocalizations rose in a pitch and timbre that would not be consoled.
    — Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • But optics aside, Cyrus has one of the most distinct timbres in pop music.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Audible in the very timbre of his speech was a certain stoicism.
    — Gemma Sieff, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
  • Both poets spoke in a silvery but fierce timbre, their words measured but full of anguish.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Martín managed the frequent shifts in tempo, timbres and volumes with a sure hand.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
  • The tone and timbre of his voice, his attire and his countenance evoke the sermons of my childhood.
    — Caleb Gayle, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • After a minute the timbre of the sound suddenly changed, as if some resistance had been cleared.
    — Nathaniel Rich, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The timbre of taps, the din of dings, silverware clangs in kitchens, door knocks, knuckle cracks, head scratches.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
  • It’s often said that the cello resembles the human voice — in range and in timbre.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Her low timbre commands a stage that feels littered with the echoes of soul musicians who have walked her path before.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • The timbres, as they are known in Spanish, are designed to reduce fraud and trace imports.
    — Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • DeLonge asks in a nasally timbre that’ll sound like an old high-school buddy to longtime fans.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Watching the creative process — helped along by the calming timbre of his voice — was hypnotic.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 30 July 2019
  • Blessed with a rich, buttery smooth timbre, the Nigerian singer takes the tune to a whole new level.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • At the same time, Yuqi switches up her signature husky timbre for the song’s soothing melodies.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Brett’s rugged timbre displayed in Ted Lasso as Roy isn’t too far from the sweet spot.
    — Scott King, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The doctor assured me that the surgery only rarely changes the timbre of the voice in a perceptible way.
    — Dessa Dessa Tanya Pérez Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 12 June 2024
  • There’s a whistling synth, almost theremin-like in timbre, that contributes to the feeling of thrilling unease.
    — Hazlitt, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Your timbre must sotto the way a library book smells like the mausoleum of Erato.
    — Emilia Phillips, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The whole timbre and cadence of his speech seemed to be modeled after the rhetoric of Barack Obama.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Melody Holt - with her smarts, sass, avant-garde hairdo and speaking timbre like a pop song - is the most magnetic of the cast.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Simpson's gruff, outlaw country timbre ranged from wails to whispers, adapting to echo the style of the band and the current tune.
    — Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Sound design—the particular timbre of a bass drum or a synth sweep—often defines the identity of a track.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Ability to recognize and produce rhythm, pitch, and timbre.
    — Big Think, 6 Apr. 2026

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