melancholy
Example Sentences
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In a beautifully melancholy story, the author tells of finding a machine named Paragon in a pool hall and setting himself the target of achieving the highest score just short of rolling the machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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
“I wish I had more success as an actor,” the New York-based actor told The Times with a dash of melancholy in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Not all makeovers were created equal: Some were in service to disappearing, others to fitting in; some were manic and others melancholy.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
While my mom continues to reminisce, I reach for my guitar and strum a few notes in a minor key that have a melancholy edge to them.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing melancholy
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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