melancholy
Example Sentences
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"Is friendship all just for show?" they sing over a melancholy guitar line.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“It smells of melancholy and what-the-hell-just-happened,” the fake ad states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
But Mr. Hunter’s economy of means, which extends to often terse or quiet dialogue undergirded by melancholy subtext, only enhances the tenderness and humanity of his writing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
In a beautifully melancholy story, the author tells of finding a machine named Paragon in a pool hall and setting himself the target of achieving the highest score just short of rolling the machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Though we had known them so short a while there was melancholy in the parting.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing melancholy
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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I Am Malala
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 3
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