melancholy
Example Sentences
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He scored a Top 20 hit in 2012 with the melancholy single Overload.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
This melancholy acknowledgment of hair-trigger anger isn’t limited to healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
That elegant dance matches what we see on stage, the kabuki performances melding melancholy and beauty, anguish and catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Not all makeovers were created equal: Some were in service to disappearing, others to fitting in; some were manic and others melancholy.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
And since the accident, those traits that I loved had given way to something darker—seriousness had become gravity, sensitivity had transformed into melancholy.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Vocabulary lists containing melancholy
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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