melody
Example Sentences
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Even now, his gift for melody is undimmed.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Upon their arrival at the court, the man, identified by authorities as Marc B., had twice shouted "I love you" in French, while the boy’s mother, identified as Marine R., hummed a melody.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Also on the set list was another familiar melody: “Edelweiss.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The Hammond B3 swells on the verse’s first pass, sticking close to the song’s melody, but on the second, it jumps an octave in an improvisation that nearly scorches the ear.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
And before I could swat him, he was sitting at Tante Jans’s upright piano, filling the old house with melody.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing melody
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Music - Introductory
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