melodies
Example Sentences
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On no previous album had he focused so completely on starting with rhythm and harmony tracks and adding melodies and lyrics later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Built around chopped-up guitar samples and acid-burned melodies, it finds the star dissecting her relationship to art and fame after Brat transformed her from cult favourite to mainstream star.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
When I was 11, I would lock myself in my room and play the James Bond soundtracks with those lethal John Barry melodies and the larger-than-life voices of Shirley Bassey and Nancy Sinatra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
While Ms. Rodrigo draws from rock and pop’s past for arrangements, her melodies always have a post-2010s shape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
It was precisely the way a clever violinist would have used his bow; and the music came pouring out and filled the whole blue sky around them with magic melodies.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
