She seemed to think better of her harsh tone, and softened it.

Her heart tripped with the harsh tone of his voice.

His tones, usually harsh, were almost feeble as he began the story.

He said something in short, harsh tones, but she refused to hear or acknowledge.

He looked up, surprised at my harsh tone, but I couldn't help speaking to him that way.

The singing started again, but in a harsh and aggressive tone.

"She stopped coming a year or so after I'd learned to walk, though," he added in a deliberately harsh tone.

There's this harsh, mean tone that's wrong and you just don't want to do that.

The harsh tone of Mother's voice didn't seem to bother him.

When he spoke again, a harsher tone had entered his voice.