the blues

plural noun

: a feeling of sadness or depression

I've got (a case of) the blues.

Examples of the blues in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shortly after, a close friend who’d just left rehab, unable to find the blues he was used to, turned to fentanyl powder. — Josh Katz, New York Times, 15 July 2026

The reds and oranges are from iron; the blues and bright greens are from copper; manganese produces black and brown. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

By the end of the 19th century, this melding of musical elements yielded the blues. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Without the blues, there would be no jazz, R&B, rock and roll or hip-hop — in other words, American culture would look very different today. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for the blues

• accrues
• accuse
• aircrews
• amuse
• bamboos
• breakthroughs
• canoes
• cashews
• chartreuse
• confuse
• construes
• defuse