melancholy
Example Sentences
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“Perhaps you can understand my melancholy,” I say, placing my suitcase where he’ll be certain to trip over it.
From Literature
Mima says I love sad songs because I have a melancholy soul.
From Literature
It’s fun, headlong reading with a shot of melancholy.
From Los Angeles Times
Not all makeovers were created equal: Some were in service to disappearing, others to fitting in; some were manic and others melancholy.
From Salon
Near the start of “All That’s Left of You,” an elderly mother addresses the camera, her eyes melancholy but her face determined.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
