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

Many musical historians credit the city as the birthplace of gospel music and of unique forms of both the blues and jazz, and note it as home base to such influential artists as Muddy Waters and Jelly Roll Morton. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Holland holds onto his buoyancy even as his character battles the blues. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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

Rhymes for the blues

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