melancholies
- plural of melancholy.
Example Sentences
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The pains, regrets and melancholies of the adult characters mingle with the fresher but no less complex experiences of the teenagers getting a taste of love, death and fellowship for the first time.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Says Faber Birren, 82, the dean of American color researchers: "Color distracts you from yourself and relieves you of inner anxieties, melancholies and fears."
From Time Magazine Archive
I tell you what it is, Bartram," muttered Master Arthur, "I suppose I'm too young too, for I've had quite enough of the melancholies for one night.
From Frances Kane's Fortune by Meade, L. T.
There are as many Hamlets as there are melancholies.
From Intentions by Wilde, Oscar
But their melancholies had rapidly evaporated in the warmth of the unexpected encounter.
From Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) by Bennett, Arnold
