melancholy
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And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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
Cue the synthetic flute chords of “Veridis Quo,” scoring their mutual melancholy.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
That elegant dance matches what we see on stage, the kabuki performances melding melancholy and beauty, anguish and catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Smiling with melancholy, said he, “‘Rara avis in Terris, nigroque simillima Cycno.’”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing melancholy
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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