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 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
• 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
• 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 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
• The band, led by Daniel Moore, seamlessly provides a beat and melody.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 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
• That was just simply coming up with the melody and the beat and then putting down the hook and that took four or five hours within itself.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
• Young was on vocal rest at the session and only able to whistle the vocal melody.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2023
• The only focus will be the art: whether that means his outfits, his melodies or how his albums are tracked.
  — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
• Each one would memorably embrace the words and melodies with the passion of true music lovers.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
• The iconic riff was, of course, the main attraction, in part because Bowie never sang that line as a melody.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
• Though it is not sung out loud, the lyrics appear on the screen as the plaintive melody is played, and Wulf’s own voice (recorded in the late 1960s) introduces it.
  — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
• As the actress who plays Moore belts out a triumphant melody, Linehan sings the harmony.
  — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
• Many Bush songs start on bass because Rossdale uses the bass notes to create the vocal melody.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 5 May 2023
• Once the sound enters the brain, neurons shoot up across different parts to decode each lyric, melody and rhythm.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• Everyone knows Dobie Gray’s ‘Drift Away’ – the melody of that song is timeless.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2023
• The record showcased his ear for pop melody, but neither the label nor the music press knew what to do with it, according to the bassist Camelle Hinds.
  — Andrew Holter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
• Forever All the Right Notes is a romance with the irresistible melody of a Broadway hit.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
• Working together, the two crafted the bulk of the work on the album’s songs, from percussion and chords to vocal melodies.
  — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
• Over varied productions, her breathy melodies and wispy harmonies are, at their best, in the vein of Aaliyah and Janet Jackson.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• Both songs are written in the same scale and their melodies are remarkably similar.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
• And Travis, well … confidently speaks his way through Kirsty MacColl’s part with a slight melody.
  — Vulture, 15 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024