mellow

Example Sentences

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Over time, "you mellow, build networks and take what you can", often in the private sector.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

His take on the latter, a Burt Bacharach classic, is particularly warm and mellow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

The drums can produce melody and, while mellow, come alive with a speed that dramatically raises the pulse rate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

And their experience was actually quite mellow compared to other flotillas because of how social media had been reacting to it.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025

She tried a few, but unable to say whether she liked best the crisp, white-fleshed Cackagees, the small, sour Foxwhelps, or the mellow, sweet Rusticoats and Rubystripes, she tried a few more.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman