How to Use melody in a Sentence

melody

noun
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  • He wrote a piece that includes some beautiful melodies.
  • Most singers will adapt melodies and phrasing over the years.
    — Ryan Reed, SPIN, 10 May 2024
  • The left hand doing its thing while the right hand plays the melody.
    — David Bonior, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
  • In the third, slow movement, held notes emerge and submerge to produce an eerie melody.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
  • Writing a lyric is something in between a poem and a melody.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • Drake has dominated in his career with both rapping and singing supreme bars and melodies.
    — Shaheem Reid, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
  • Though the song shares a melody with its American cousin, the words have nothing in common.
    — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
  • In the studio, Jennings worked with Aquarium to craft a melody to match the message.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
  • What fans admire most is his unique ability to fuse hip-hop elements and soul R&B melodies.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 July 2024
  • For each melody, Hamilton measured eight qualities related to rhythm and pitch.
    — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
  • That may be thanks partly to the melody, which Miller said is easy enough for most people to sing along to, whether at a football game, a bar or a wedding.
    — Kelsey Baker, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
  • The North Mississippi Allstars rumbled through a set with their signature blend of swamp rock and Delta blues melodies.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
  • The Piedmont blues is distinct from its Delta and Chicago cousins in its relaxed yet complicated melodies and its insistent rhythms.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • The melody, loaded with acoustic guitars and fusing folk with pop elements, presents a sound that evokes Taylor Swift and Maggie Rogers.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 July 2024
  • The melodies are mega and then the guitars are a given.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The songs, the melodies and the lyrics and the sentiment, that's a perfect album to me.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The band used flutes, clarinets and trumpets to play the songs’ melodies.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • By the time Waronker came over to work on the song, the two began to tweak the melody and swap lyrics back and forth.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 June 2023
  • There is so much emotion in the melodies, music and lyrics.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
  • This adds bounce, and a smirk, to the romantic broodiness of the chords and melody.
    — Delia Casadei, The Conversation, 31 May 2023
  • All the while, the melody swings from sweet to sour (pardon the pun), angelic to chaotic.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The iconic tracks, the enchanting melodies, and the emotions are all packed in these LPs.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The music lacked any sort of melody, and there was nothing to capture the ear or brighten the eye.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The melody of the sharp, strongly briny fish plays flawlessly off of the counterpoint of the tangy rice.
    — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • The band, led by Daniel Moore, seamlessly provides a beat and melody.
    — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Like, everything fell into place so well, and yeah, that one was the first melody that came to my mind.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
  • That was just simply coming up with the melody and the beat and then putting down the hook and that took four or five hours within itself.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Young was on vocal rest at the session and only able to whistle the vocal melody.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The only focus will be the art: whether that means his outfits, his melodies or how his albums are tracked.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Each one would memorably embrace the words and melodies with the passion of true music lovers.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023

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