melancholy

A poolside interlude channels the tension of distance between two people who were once close: The woman grasps a book but seems primarily absorbed in melancholy; the man broods around her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Petal” marks a dramatic shift from Grande’s previous LP, 2024’s “Eternal Sunshine,” a tender and melancholy electro-pop collection that laid out a kind of emotional philosophy of heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

In the lyrics, the singer professes his love for a girl called Celeste over a melancholy piano line, saying: "I hear her voice each time I take a breath".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Written after a painful breakup, the album is marked by a melancholy style and includes guest appearances from SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

One was her favorite book of melancholy German poetry in translation, which she always carried with her when she felt in need of reassurance.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The pains, regrets and melancholies of the adult characters mingle with the fresher but no less complex experiences of the teenagers getting a taste of love, death and fellowship for the first time.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Says Faber Birren, 82, the dean of American color researchers: "Color distracts you from yourself and relieves you of inner anxieties, melancholies and fears."

From Time Magazine Archive

There are as many Hamlets as there are melancholies.

From Intentions by Oscar Wilde

But their melancholies had rapidly evaporated in the warmth of the unexpected encounter.

From Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) by Arnold Bennett

But Ivan was, at this time, little given to melancholies; and a laughing question from Vladimir in the next room, brought him back to realities and his man's work.

From The Genius by Margaret Horton Potter