melancholy

Example Sentences

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And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"My life is a broken roller coaster, but maybe I'm the only one to blame," they sing on the melancholy Merry Go Round.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s fun, headlong reading with a shot of melancholy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The book is about the dangers of monstrous appetites but also about the melancholy of unrealized desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"Too true, sir," said the mare with a melancholy whinny.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis