How to Use melody in a Sentence

melody

noun

• He sang a few old melodies.
• He wrote a piece that includes some beautiful melodies.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 two artists fuse their styles as the song breaks into an electric merengue melody.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022
• 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
• All of this is driven by her music … her melodies … and her lyrics.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
• The band, led by Daniel Moore, seamlessly provides a beat and melody.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• In the third, slow movement, held notes emerge and submerge to produce an eerie melody.
  — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
• Her first instinct was to play the guitar melody on piano.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
• In his chat with WCL, Manilow explained that brands give jingle writers the lyrics and ask them to come up with the melody.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 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
• The crazy thing was Loretta also had a wonderful feel for a melody and a groove.
  — Garth Brooks, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2022
• Last year, Sawyer wrote the melody to an original song with her bandmates at School of Rock.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024
• The song has a catchy melody that’s infectious and lyrics that are easy to remember.
  — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024
• By 1982, Gabriel was clearly as focused on rhythm as melody, if not more.
  — Brad Sanders, SPIN, 13 Feb. 2023
• And a melody, of course, that everyone already knows by heart.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022
• Though the song shares a melody with its American cousin, the words have nothing in common.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
• The song has become a fan favorite since its release, praised for its heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024