melodies
Example Sentences
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On no previous album had he focused so completely on starting with rhythm and harmony tracks and adding melodies and lyrics later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Built around chopped-up guitar samples and acid-burned melodies, it finds the star dissecting her relationship to art and fame after Brat transformed her from cult favourite to mainstream star.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The stories and sufferings of prison life have often been captured in the melodies of incarcerated musicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
People still marvel at Miyazaki’s handcrafted backgrounds and his painstaking dedication to balancing its feather-light score with the melodies of flowing water or the gentle crunch of a child’s footfalls on grass and gravel.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
When she tired of these melodies she improvised on the songs of her childhood.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
