melancholy
Example Sentences
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The book is about the dangers of monstrous appetites but also about the melancholy of unrealized desires.
Further, the juxtaposition of the idealized Norman Rockwellesque holiday feast brought to mind by the image’s Christmas decor and the reality of the restaurant’s affordable but less heartfelt meal introduces a melancholy air.
But Hebron’s mood of melancholy seems to lift when Bonnie Brekke drives into town from her family farm, just west of city limits.
From Salon
No wonder, then, that the film’s genre-hopping dexterity is laced with a hint of melancholy.
From Los Angeles Times
Divorcing his wife of nearly three decades and watching two of his daughters leave home led to melancholy songs that didn’t feel right to release.
From Los Angeles Times
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