Johnson's strident tone softens when we talked about copyright law, however.

She recognized Carlos' strident tones without even needing to open her eyes.

Yesterday, the Mayor played down his earlier, more strident tone.

Mr. Bush does not speak in strident, angry tones of big government.

His laugh came suddenly, in strident tone, so close that it made the Blur spin full about.

"Go on," the secretary insisted, a strident tone creeping into her voice.

But his voice machine issued a strident tone: "By what right do you make this claim?

At the higher pitch, you tend to have more strident tones.

From somewhere, vaguely, came the strident tone of a departing laugh.

Others feel that the strident tone of the ads is needlessly offensive.