Definition of Melancholy
a feeling of deep sadness
Examples of Melancholy in a sentence
The film’s tragic ending put us all in a melancholy mood.
After Heather broke up with her fiancée, she walked around in a melancholy state for weeks.
Dark rainy days always make me feel a strong sense of melancholy.
Not surprisingly, after the death of her husband, Jane was extremely melancholy.
There is nothing more melancholy than a young child’s funeral.
While Stacy was a bubbly person, her twin, Tracy, was always a melancholy individual.
He writes the most melancholy music!
Having been a single mother for many years, Nat was quite melancholy when the last of her children left home.
The melancholy song brought tears to my eyes.
The man wore a melancholy expression.
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