melody

Example Sentences

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“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

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

And before I could swat him, he was sitting at Tante Jans’s upright piano, filling the old house with melody.

From Literature

One subplot heavily relies on children’s nursery rhymes and playing them backwards to find hidden messages embedded in their melodies.

From Salon

“It’s hard to find a melody I can hold on to,” Walden said, citing John Williams as one of the last melody-driven composers.

From Los Angeles Times