"sound" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He sounded chillingly polite; the little flame of hope that he had decided to like her after all died.
- Judy suspected he sounded polite rather than sincere.
- I tried to sound happy and polite.
- "Mmm," he said vaguely, trying to sound polite but disinterested.
- As they explain: it sounds more polite.
- I was careful to sound polite and helpful.
- Data sounded so regretfully polite that Picard had a hard time believing the android didn't truly feel bad.
- She tried to sound calm and polite and succeeded in being frigidly wooden.
- "No, sir, I sure won't," she promised, but it sounded more polite than sincere.
- The request sounded impeccably polite, but tinged with dry sarcasm.
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