blues

Example Sentences

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Mr. Weir and the Dead largely avoided hard rock and retained their identity and popularity by blending blues, folk, roots and country with rock to create a smooth but erudite sound.

From The Wall Street Journal

He played the blues harmonica between dives and told me he had learned to act at the Jewish community center in the Bronx.

From The Wall Street Journal

But she also had a string of lovers, who included blues singer Bo Diddley, the writer John Mortimer and notably the actor James Robertson Justice.

From BBC

Beth Hope, an executive coach, says "Sunday blues" are very common and usually come from anticipatory stress, where the brain predicts a high demand on Monday and "activates the stress response early".

From BBC

But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times