How to Use melodious in a Sentence

melodious

adjective
  • His songs have a grounding and melodious rhythm that may just touch your soul.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • There was no beauty, no grace, or for that matter no melodious music.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Rev your way through first, second, and third and its melodious, wicked baritone is unleashed.
    — Kevin Sintumuang, Esquire, 21 Sep. 2017
  • In fact, coral reefs generate a constant stream of melodious tunes.
    — Ellie Shechet, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2021
  • For that matter, does anyone have a richer, more melodious voice?
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • At its best, baile funk is a blend of harsh drum attacks intertwined by melodious or fierce vocals.
    — Felipe Maia, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Standing at the edge, the three clergymen intoned a dirge, in a low, melodious chant.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
  • That doesn't mean fans of Jaguar's melodious, throaty V8 engine are out of luck.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 6 June 2021
  • As her melodious voice carried through the room, Colin reached over and stroked Kennedy’s cheek.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The melodious sounds are a vast improvement over the standard beeps, bings, and bongs in most vehicles.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2019
  • When one of these males impressed a female with his melodious bravado, the two got frisky in a soggy ditch along the roadside.
    — Raleigh McElvery, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Wood thrushes dueled with their melodious birdsong across the bog, sounding like an entire bird choir.
    — Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • Will Smith, decked out in a sleek suit, soon joined her, melding his rhythmic rap verses with the song’s melodious flair.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But the melodious tones that graced the airways for over 30 years sound a bit different today.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 15 June 2018
  • The camera focuses on a bobbing flower or berry over the sound of a melodious songbird.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Mary hollered over her shoulder, in a melodious, oh-so-Tennessee accent, warm with years.
    — Colin Warren-Hicks The Virginian-Pilot (tns), al, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Varying not only the line but also the volume of your calls enhances their melodious effects.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Her natural and melodious style, so swift and unpretentious, bears death and danger on its wings.
    — Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The soulful, melodious voice and effortless dance moves of Teyana Taylor had us all in a trance.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
  • When quirkily melodious new wave tried to make punk cute, the Bowery gobbled it all up and puked up atonal filth-art no wave.
    — Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The cows are pampered with melodious poetry describing their beauty and calling them by their names.
    — ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • Despite the tracks melodious sound, Boogie still is able to squeeze in some braggadocio bars in the quick, barely-three-minute track.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2018
  • How to choose from an infinite number of melodies and melodious sounds representing all of Earth?
    — Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The melodious voice sounds like a Broadway star, and there are plenty of other clues in the costume that point to our prediction.
    — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Dave McQueen, a radio newsman with a melodious voice, dies at 78.
    — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
  • But on January 5th some were woken by the less melodious rattle and crump of distant battle.
    — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2020
  • People find so much beauty in nature, from the dazzling colors of butterflies to the melodious songs of birds and the aromas of flowers.
    — Logan S. James, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Singing along The most unique characteristic of the New Guinea singing dog is their singing, which sounds like a melodious howl.
    — Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Giveon’s baritone vocals set the tone for the melodious R&B track and getting the audience members on their feet.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Pyle, as Doom’s down-and-out mom, surprises with a deep, melodious bark of a voice, which matches Cammish’s own talented howl.
    — Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024

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