How to Use medley in a Sentence

medley

1 of 2 noun
  • A lot of those songs wind up in the polka medleys.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • There was a lengthy tribute medley to the artists who had passed away last year.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Blue cheese and candied pecans round out a medley of flavors.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
  • For quickest prep, use berries from a frozen unsweetened, loose-pack berry medley bag.
    — Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Four of the setlist songs were medleys that mixed in parts of her earlier music.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • At the end of the medley, each artist that performed gathered on the stage for the grand finale.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023
  • And that became our own tradition, doing those medleys at the top of the show.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Choose your favorite fruit medley and garnish it with fresh mint leaves and a drizzle of honey.
    — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2023
  • At heart are rose and jasmine for a floral medley that's deepened by earthy myrrh and amber.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 19 July 2023
  • This is a medley of earthy, eclectic flavors with a hit of cilantro and lime paired with a Chablis white wine.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The tabletop medley of squashes was the students’ first harvest in about nine years.
    — The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
  • In other words, be ready for a lot of medleys of your favorite hits from some of your favorite emcees.
    — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Nickelback capped the night by performing a medley of their songs.
    — Karen Bliss, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This vibrant dish with green beans and a medley of tomatoes is just the thing to brighten up any ho-hum piece of white fish.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Last year, the performance was a medley, where each artist showcased their biggest track.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The result is an awkward medley of ideas and references.
    — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Mushroom accords, a woody medley, and forest-floor notes ground the wearer.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
  • She is also set to perform a medley highlighting some of her hits from her career.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps this revival of the medley will inspire them to hold space for one another yet again.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This recipe combines this colorful medley with eggs in a muffin tin for an easy, make-ahead breakfast or snack.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Maybe even playing the Super Bowl with a medley of her biggest hits from over the years?
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Food scraps, leaves and wood chips are some essentials that make up the compost medley needed to repair the soil.
    — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Since the seventies, Nelson has ended his shows with a gospel medley.
    — Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Two of the four teams who have taken the ice so far have used a medley of Martin's music for their rhythm ice dance event.
    — Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Preventing burnout, on the other hand, takes a whole other medley of practices.
    — Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Stuff mackerel with lemon, garlic, and a medley of your favorite herbs, then roast until flaky and crisp.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Water lotus, tuberose, and jasmine petals are the backbone of this floral medley.
    — ELLE, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Rihanna said at the time that the spectacle will showcase a medley of her music over the last two decades.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Mustang lies in the rain shadow of the nearby ranges, making its landscape a medley of mountain and desert.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
  • She was also attached to a medley of debris — clothes, algae, plastic.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026

medley

2 of 2 adjective
  • At the end of the medley, Tupponce addressed the kids directly.
    — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2024
  • Nonetheless, to make up for the lack of depth this Olympic season, the team showcased stellar performances in the medley events.
    — Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The medley eve translated the viral campiness of her Short n’ Sweet tour, with a mini-house onstage.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Jennifer Lopez hosted the 2025 AMAs and kicked off the show with a medley performance of the year's top hits.
    — EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • Potocka is a medley specialist with the 200m individual medley her only event in Paris.
    — Ben Burrows and Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
  • In a medley performance featuring Brandy and 21 Savage, the Nigerian musician became the first Afrobeats artist to take the stage.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
  • After the clock strikes midnight, the Jonas Brothers will take the Times Square stage with a medley performance to commemorate their 20th anniversary as a group.
    — Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Those nominated for Best New Artist—Addison Rae, KATSEYE, Alex Warren, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, and sombr—will perform in a medley segment.
    — Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026

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