How to use "melancholy" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "melancholy" in popular movie and book plots

  • The wedding day is fixed and the Laird leads his melancholy fiancee forth.  - Shon the Piper
  • Daughter Margy (Jeanne Crain) is in a melancholy mood as she packs for the fair ("It Might As Well Be Spring").  - State Fair (1945 film)
  • The wistful, melancholy music of Nino Rota lends these vistas a dreamy familiarity.  - Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
  • A melancholy polonaise melody played by four cellos evokes the serene and patriotic atmosphere of this house.  - The Countess
  • Later, under the care of nuns, Garod is given the name Cafard, which is a French word meaning melancholy of the soul.  - Rise the Euphrates
  • Montraville suffers from melancholy for the rest of his life.  - Charlotte Temple
  • Tito falls into melancholy because of his conflicted interests about Simonetta.  - Laugh, Clown, Laugh
  • One night, a melancholy Léopold confesses that he believes he has driven one of his customers to commit suicide.  - Water Drops on Burning Rocks
  • He visits the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome which inspire him with melancholy reflections.  - René (novella)
  • "Dip your notes in melancholy and I'll die on my own," he said.  - Baiju Bawra (film)
  • In the final scene, a melancholy Hirayama drunkenly sings snatches of the "Battleship March".  - An Autumn Afternoon
  • In the convent, Ellena befriends a lovely but melancholy nun, Sister Olivia, who helps her escape from the convent into the care of Vivaldi.  - The Italian (novel)
  • A now melancholy Michael has to travel to America to attend Ellie's funeral and to receive the inheritance bequeathed to him in Ellie's will.  - Endless Night (novel)
  • He is a melancholy man who feels shackled by his duties as Earl, although he never questions them.  - Titus Groan
  • Eliot, playing chess, and spending time with the neighbors while Bobby strums a guitar and sings melancholy country-folk songs.  - A Love Song for Bobby Long
  • In particular, Annabella, now Lady Lowborough, is shown to be unfaithful to her melancholy but devoted husband.  - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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