How to Use baritone in a Sentence
baritone
noun- He sang in his school choir as a baritone.
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Marchenko, who is fifty-two, with the boxy build of a linebacker and a baritone voice, was elected in 2015.
— Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 -
For much of their career, Berninger’s baritone summed up the band’s textures.
— James Robins, Vulture, 1 May 2023 -
There aren’t many other baritone R&B singers in the space right now besides Givēon.
— Cydney Lee, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023 -
Colaneri had to write a vocal arrangement for two tenors, a baritone and a bass — and more.
— New York Times, 17 July 2022 -
The new opera is a one-man show, with the baritone Nathan Gunn portraying a father-to-be who faces down his demons and flaws.
— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2022 -
His deep baritone sends us off to dreamland in the most soothing way, every time.
— Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 8 Feb. 2023 -
His baritone-rich voice was a staple on news broadcasts.
— Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023 -
For a cut that’s a bit more literal, let John Legend sultry baritone lead the way.
— Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Dec. 2022 -
Decades of smoking, drinking and pain produced a rusty baritone that could narrate its way to the very soul of a man’s regret.
— Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2022 -
His voice, a lullaby in a one-on-one conversation, still drops to a baritone with a shout to a player across the field.
— Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 -
But the real selling feature is the rich, versatile baritone voice Sessions brings to the role.
— Elaine Schmidt, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2023 -
Alex played the baritone in the school marching band and trombone in the school orchestra, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
— Holly Yan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Randolph had a deep, baritone voice, with a Shakespearean tone.
— John Leland, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023 -
Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny paced slowly around the bed.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Close your eyes when Baldwin talks and his rich, honeyed Southern baritone even sounds like King.
— John Blake, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023 -
Thomas, a baritone, has played Scarpia for decades, a role that has the reputation of being the evilest villain from an opera ever.
— Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023 -
The sound of his voice — calm, baritone, sonorous — shocks Marie, who immediately faints.
— Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023 -
Trying to learn the baritone part (still am) from Sonny and just mesmerized by power and high pitch of Bobby's voice.
— Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023 -
At his finest, his scratchy, searching baritone can make the melody of a sentence carry meaning beyond its words.
— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022 -
Fambrough stayed with the group, singing baritone, until his retirement in April 2023.
— Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024 -
Giveon’s baritone vocals set the tone for the melodious R&B track and getting the audience members on their feet.
— Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Apr. 2022 -
That was when subwoofers, to the dismay of lower baritone singers and french horn players, became audio’s cause celèbre.
— Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022 -
Female plains spadefoot toads start seeking out not the duckish quacks of their own species but the baritone trills of the Mexican spadefoot toad.
— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 July 2022 -
He’s got the voice for it, a raspy baritone that made the most of Bachmann’s own material, from trucking songs to soulful ballads.
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023 -
The singer, who retired from the group last year after over 70 years as its baritone, died of natural causes at his home in Virginia.
— Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024 -
With his baritone tenor and cheeky lyrics, Darell has become one of the most recognizable figures in the Latin urban landscape.
— Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023 -
The velvety pipes of Gillies paired with MacFarlane’s baritone is enough to soften even the most resolute of grinches.
— Meredith Woerner, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Callahan’s baritone vocals get plenty of low-mid richness and crisp high-mid detail, while the acoustic strums are bright and full.
— PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2023 -
While there were games, or moments, to point to as improvement since that time, the overall tenor of the season was not a strong baritone but rather a trembling treble that became impossible to ignore.
— Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
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