The butler explained the situation in a nasty tone.

Once more he asked in a nasty tone of voice, "What do you want?"

It was only a few miles, they had probably said in a nasty tone of voice.

"I understand that you have been causing trouble," the Knight said in a cold and nasty flat tone of voice.

Vimes didn't understand the words that followed, but the nasty tone was unmistakable.

So a series that was already physical took on a truly nasty tone.

The most common complaint is about a nasty tone in some reviews.

And whatever facts might have come through to the average viewer were overwhelmed by the nasty tone of the encounter.

Within the first two minutes, Nate had established a nasty tone for the day.

Clearly, his campaign rubbed Democratic nerves raw with its nasty tone.