Secca couldn't help a gentle laugh at the wry and self-deprecating tone of Alcaren's response.

I couldn't go as far as I should have, perhaps,' T'lion added in a self-deprecating tone of voice.

Caustic can largely be described as industrial and/or powernoise, with a more humorous and self-deprecating tone than similar acts:

"Of course, we're not as luxurious down here as Selene," the base director explained in a self-deprecating tone, "but we do have the basic necessities."

"Hardly," Rovigo murmured in a self-deprecating tone.

The campaign is unusual in both its self-deprecating tone and in its short duration.

Levine has written, with a self-deprecating tone, about beginning his Hollywood career at the advanced age of 51.

Reviewers praised the book for its good-natured, humorous, self-deprecating tone.

She and her producers deliberately aimed for the program's self-deprecating tone.

Mr. Corzine began his speech by striking a more conciliatory and self-deprecating tone than he has in the past.