How to Use mellow in a Sentence

mellow

1 of 2 adjective

• He was in a mellow mood.
• He's a very mellow guy.
• The painting captures the mellow light of a summer evening.
• This wine is very mellow.
• She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellower in her old age.
• After a couple of drinks we all started feeling pretty mellow.
• But what made this year just so mellow?
  — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
• Ralph was mellow but liked to play hard.
  — Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Enjoy a mellow high that helps to put your mind and body at ease.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
• The bowl-back was exquisitely mellow.
  — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
• In the end, though, the pro-Trump crowd was small, and the mood was mellow.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
• Her mellow presence pleased me.
  — Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
• Nothing but a stylish pair of joggers will do on your most mellow days.
  — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2022
• The latter add a crunchy texture, but mellow with time bathing in the soup.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 6 Dec. 2022
• The waves are mellow enough for new surfers, but still fun for seasoned riders.
  — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
• Things could be settling into a more mellow vibe.
  — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026
• Life would lead her back to more beaches, seashells, those warm and mellow meadows.
  — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022
• Evening brings mellow crowds, gallery openings, and easy strolls along the water.
  — Ted Alvarez, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
• But a more mellow vibe didn't stop the mom from making sure her child was prepared on all counts.
  — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• The cool tones create a mellow, relaxing place to get your bake on.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 Nov. 2022
• The yellow stripes on the ceiling make the whole room pop, while the grays mellow things out just a touch.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
• Who can resist mellow lemon and salty cheese, each noodle so tender and full of care?
  — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2024
• At the same time, the garlic becomes mellow and deeply savory.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
• Bright yellows and greens add a bold pop, but mellow blues and whites create a laidback look.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
• There are moments when the album flirts with early-‘70s mellow gold, which is no knock.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 July 2022
• For a mellow stroll, head for the Johnny Cash Trail.
  — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
• The color scheme is neutral and mellow so as not to detract from the scenes outside.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2022
• Sharp bright apples amplify the mellow anise notes of fennel to give the rich thighs a lift.
  — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
• Use apple cider for sweetness, or keep it simple and use stock to keep it mellow and savory.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2023
• Although both are vibrant, dahlias seem more mellow to me, and tulips more crisp, in keeping with the sun’s path.
  — Catie Marron, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022

mellow

2 of 2 verb

• The wine needs time to mellow.
• She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she has mellowed in her old age.
• She was a tough and demanding teacher, but old age has mellowed her.
• In some ways, Paul has mellowed.
  — Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
• And all of it is scored to mellow, synth-laden yacht rock and smooth jazz.
  — Calum Marsh, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2022
• The cats, which spent the first day mewling, have mellowed out.
  — Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2017
• The years did not mellow Ali Khamenei.
  — Karl Vick, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
• Slight sweetness and lemon mellow the warm drink to feel like a fuzzy warm hug.
  — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• Tyler has, of course, mellowed with age and the wild stuff is way behind him.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2018
• Buy now but lay this wine down for a few years to let the tannins mellow a bit.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
• If nothing else, six months of aging should at least mellow it out.
  — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2021
• If things get too spicy, a splash of coconut milk or squeeze of lime can help mellow things out.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
• Shapiro is now forty-two, and his rhetoric has mellowed only somewhat.
  — David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
• Just be sure to cook the lemons before adding them to the cake to mellow their flavor.
  — Sunset Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021
• The rum’s kick mellows to a warm glimmer, and the whole project is done in under an hour.
  — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2017
• In the meantime, his feelings have mellowed toward the man who wrote the song.
  — Ed Masley, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2020
• And yes, that gooey-wonderful yolk did wonders to mellow out that salt.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Sep. 2019
• As his dad, now 73, has aged, his sideline demeanor has mellowed.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
• But this does certainly seem like a dram that could use a splash of water or two to mellow it out a bit.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022
• Adult dogs who are out of their puppy phase and have mellowed out a bit often mesh well into these types of homes.
  — Sara Werning, The Mercury News, 28 June 2019
• This salsa delivers a lively flash of heat on the tongue, which then mellows out.
  — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
• Roast radish leaves as well as radishes; while the radishes mellow and turn buttery-soft, the leaves turn crisp.
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
• But the book’s final stretch is also the story of how Reed mellowed.
  — Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
• The spice blooms in the oil, opening up its aromatics, while the garlic mellows out.
  — Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2019
• Rinsing the onion with running water mellows its flavor just a touch.
  — Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
• That’s what Twain chooses to mellow here, the demeanor rather than the music.
  — Dan Weiss, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2017
• Cajun spices get mellowed with a healthy splash of milk, which gives this combo a risotto-like texture.
  — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
• Soak white onion in cold water 10 minutes (to mellow the flavor a bit); drain.
  — Casey Barber, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2020
• Hellion has lived in Belgium for more than a decade now, but the fromage hasn’t mellowed him much.
  — Monica Kendrick, Chicago Reader, 29 Mar. 2018
• The final harvest took place in 1992, and things have mellowed out since.
  — Chadner Navarro, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2020