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How to use set the tone in a sentence

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Students I interviewed who attended southern schools said that right-of-center kids were in the majority and set the tone.
Many locals dress in period costume to set the tone for the afternoon, but the dress code is informal, so no one needs to feel pressured.
The events of this year have set the tone for a less giddy new year's celebration and perhaps one more for reflection.
His wit and poise set the tone for the afternoon event, which was seasoned with songs from Randall's performing friends.
This was a discouraging event that set the tone for the long week that lay ahead.
This seemed to set the tone for the Warriors as they never trailed in the game, coming out on the winning end of a 79-74 final score.
Suns defender Steven May set the tone back then when he pulled off a huge shirtfront on Zorko in the first quarter.
The concert opened with the trio performing Mozart's A Spring Rondo, which set the tone for the evening.
This song set the tone for the downbeat understatement that the event traditionally displays.
The gesture set the tone for his speech, which was in the nature of conciliatory advice to the new president.
American Ballet Theatre principal Susan Jaffe set the tone for an evening of extraordinary dance with her opening solo as the Dying Swan.
Royal blue and gold brocade curtains and surrealistic paintings set the tone.
Jewison allows the actors to set the tone through long takes rather than forcing the scene through rapid cuts.
Dehring concluded that all the bid-submissions received set the tone for staging of the event.
Directors, officers and other senior financial officers set the tone for ethical behavior within any organization.
His weighted return ball in the one-two with Goodman for the opening goal was sublime and set the tone for his afternoon's work.
Their initial exchange of letters set the tone for their relationship as student and mentor.
Arledge, the late ABC sports panjandrum, set the tone of covering the Olympics.
The goal of a holiday party is to put everyone in a festive mood and set the tone for the coming year.
It was a dramatic finale and set the tone for another truly memorable fortnight of sporting action.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Margaret Thatcher helped set the tone that anything that wasn't conviction was wishy-washy.
Mawmsey's friendly jocoseness in questioning him which had set the tone of Lydgate's reply.
The president, unmuzzled by the need to worry about future elections, has the freedom to set the tone of the evening as he sees fit.
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