The hymn has a heavy, ponderous, sonorous melody that goes all the way back to the chants of the fourth century. |
It concludes with a modern-day Bach chorale in the winds and a restatement of the stately, sonorous string chords from the opening procession. |
Far in the distance floated the sonorous and mournful cry of the imam calling the midday prayers. |
The turbo engine gives competitive pace, but a little more money buys the sonorous V5 version. |
He enchanted the audience with his sonorous voice and his evocations of Milan. |
True, it rolls mellifluously off the tongue and hangs in the air like an echo from a bell or the sonorous tones of a self-righteous preacher. |