melody

Example Sentences

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But there’s still so much to learn about harmony and melody from that instrument, you know?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“It has been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again,” she says as a sentimental melody lilts in the background.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

As the melody plays, the trailer shows the students sailing to the United States before cutting to BTS at Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace -- the backdrop for Saturday's concert.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

She has no trouble adopting Alfredo’s melody and text verbatim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

This round, which is about the arrival of summer, actually has two “melodic ostinati,” which are known as “grounds,” at the end, which can be sung along with the melody.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin