Then he allowed his voice to take on a more normal tone.

Seeing someone dead made the training take on a more serious tone.

The next seven missions took on a very serious tone.

As he looked over toward the wall, his voice took on a thoughtful tone.

IN winter, this city takes on a particularly grim tone.

By the middle of the second season, the show took on a more comic tone.

It took less than a minute for the game to take on a physical tone.

Her voice took on a tone that said she believed this, and it might even be true.

With older children, however, talking about someone else's behavior can take on a different and more manipulative tone.

At the end, his voice took on a complaining tone.