How to Use tone-setter in a Sentence

tone-setter

noun

• The résumé says starter and the tape says tone-setter.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
• His propensity to work counts is a tone-setter.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
• Newcastle did not intend for their captain and tone-setter to move.
  — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
• Guerrero is a tone-setter for this offense, and his struggles at the plate have been a key reason for the slide.
  — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
• There’s no nasty tone-setter or difference-maker on the defense.
  — Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• Sunderland have long since taken grip of a game that remains a tone-setter and a mood-changer.
  — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
• The game has earned that type of leadership — a tone-setter instead of a caretaker.
  — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
• Lynch said Jones is the perfect tone-setter for this Mount Carmel edition.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
• Swift may have scored three times, but his longest run — 32 yards in the first quarter — was also a true tone-setter.
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
• On defense, the Luke Hughes contract was a tone-setter.
  — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• Trotter is a downhill, heavy-handed tone-setter with real pedigree.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
• The Phillies would feel great about Luzardo in an elimination game or as the tone-setter for the next round.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
• Out now, the first episode serves as a tone-setter with a conversation from Troxler and Patrick on their own.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
• The Vikings loved his length, speed and anticipatory skills of this tone-setter.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 July 2026
• Here’s their first corner of the season, in a 0-0 home draw against Crystal Palace, very much a tone-setter.
  — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• The first-team All-Trinity League selection is a tone-setter for the defense.
  — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
• Greenlaw, a 2019 fifth-round pick, spent his first six seasons with the 49ers and was a defensive tone-setter.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
• Downs is a tone-setter, while Lawrence and Barham give the Cowboys two high-upside pass-rush pieces at a premium position.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• That was exactly the kind of tone-setter Arlington Catholic aimed for, understanding the urgency at hand.
  — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
• Center Aaron Brewer, who established himself as a true team leader in his second season with the Dolphins, was the tone-setter.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
• As the Bears try to build up their offense around Fields, general manager Ryan Poles and his staff believed Wright could be a tone-setter on the line.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• Myles Baker, Sierra Canyon, safety, senior Baker is the physical tone-setter and captain for Sierra Canyon.
  — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
• The games are underway, and even if the Detroit Tigers’ 20-3 loss to the New York Yankees in the Grapefruit League opener wasn’t the riveting tone-setter fans might have dreamed of, spring training is a long process.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
• But the tone-setter is senior guard Elizabeth Amoroso who was just named Daily News Athlete of the Week for her recent performances this postseason, which included a playoff game with nine assists and another with 15 points.
  — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026