melancholia
Example Sentences
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But he added, acidly: “there was little about melancholia that he didn’t know; there was little else that he did.”
Whilst also being silly, and people are being blown out of buildings, it has that texture of melancholia and loneliness underneath it.
From Los Angeles Times
He has such a sparkle in his eye, and a joyful face, but he had a lot of melancholia.
From Salon
And people looking for a dose of introspective melancholia at the end of the festival will have to choose between The National on the Other Stage, and James Blake, who plays in the Woodsies tent.
From BBC
As they await a ruling, he said, “there’s a feeling of melancholia mixed with solidarity.”
From Los Angeles Times
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