melancholy
Example Sentences
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It glides by smoothly, and Ms. Mann’s lilting, melancholy songs are hypnotically lovely, but the characters’ anguish and psychological distress are only faintly sketched in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"Is friendship all just for show?" they sing over a melancholy guitar line.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“It smells of melancholy and what-the-hell-just-happened,” the fake ad states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
There was something chilling in the thought, something a little melancholy, and looking at the clock I saw that five more minutes had gone by.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing melancholy
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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