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

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

The Allman Brothers were mostly white guys with long hair and hippie clothes who played the blues. — Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026

Food stands also debuted that year, with ribs sizzling along with the blues licks. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms. — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026

And the Gershwin music mirrored his own eclectic tastes, infused with jazz, gospel and the blues, in addition to classical. — Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026

Set the scene Gardiner House makes a good first impression; its big-windowed, white-clapboard, three-story facade set against the blues of the sky above and yacht marina behind. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026

After a quarter-century as a band, the blues-rock duo offers its second set of covers in just five years. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026

Get To Know Susan Tedeschi Susan Tedeschi grew up on the blues, gospel, and soul music before eventually embarking on a career that brought all those influences together, making her one of the most exciting voices in modern rock and roll. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the blues

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