How to Use melody in a Sentence

melody

noun
  • He sang a few old melodies.
  • He wrote a piece that includes some beautiful melodies.
  • So the love theme in the movie is the melody from her song.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2022
  • The melodies are mega and then the guitars are a given.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The left hand doing its thing while the right hand plays the melody.
    — David Bonior, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
  • That was her riffing on the first scratch track of the melody line.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 31 Dec. 2021
  • That was her riffing on the first scratch track of the melody line.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Just listen to the meter of his lilt, the melody of it.
    — New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Most singers will adapt melodies and phrasing over the years.
    — Ryan Reed, SPIN, 10 May 2024
  • The beat is simple enough and the piano melody is catchy.
    — cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The melody is loose because this is a dance song, not a sing-along.
    — Charlie Harding, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • That became the opening line, song title and the hook for the melody.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 June 2022
  • The smell of homemade casseroles and the melodies of folk classics pour out the open door into the street.
    — Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The melody of the song combined with the fresh and airy atmosphere of the video felt like a call to my soul.
    — Photo: Chris Walter/wireimage., refinery29.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • There is so much emotion in the melodies, music and lyrics.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
  • In some ways, the melody that came to the old guitarist in his sleep has come full circle.
    — Alan Light, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Kruschel and Turnbull are both leads in the chorus and sing the melody.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
  • This adds bounce, and a smirk, to the romantic broodiness of the chords and melody.
    — Delia Casadei, The Conversation, 31 May 2023
  • Two starters at Bliss form a charming surf-and-turf melody that still rocks.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Put on headphones, close your eyes, and let the melodies guide you back to feeling.
    — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The horns and brass are traded for strings, and a woman’s voice hums the iconic melody.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
  • All the while, the melody swings from sweet to sour (pardon the pun), angelic to chaotic.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Even some Bad Religion songs are, in terms of the melody, so catchy.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • The two artists fuse their styles as the song breaks into an electric merengue melody.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022
  • At outdoor venues, the cicadas have pitched in with their buzzing melody.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2021
  • That appealed to me as a young guy and his obvious talent of writing great melodies.
    — Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • Through shared melodies, love is redefined, and music becomes their enduring bond.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025

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