melancholy
Example Sentences
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Labatut’s 2021 debut, “When We Cease to Understand the World,” was a surprise critical and commercial success; who knew so many readers would be game for melancholy fictional studies of quantum scientists?
From Los Angeles Times
Just like in life, madcap morphed movingly into startlingly profound melancholy.
From Los Angeles Times
Both of their sessions were melancholy, in stark contrast to the upbeat mood in the Dodgers’ clubhouse down the hall.
From Seattle Times
In this atmosphere, an interstitial shot of diffuse sunlight peeking through towering trees suddenly feels thick with melancholy as well as momentary beauty.
From Los Angeles Times
Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett — as distinct in real life as their characters — on playing the melancholy romance of Bill and Frank.
From Los Angeles Times
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