How to pronounce melancholy

Listen to melancholy in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“melancholy” in real sentences

336 clips in the index · 7 American · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. highlight his melancholy.

    CrashCourse · hear it here

  2. of strange melancholy and nostalgia.

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  3. In this kind of melancholy,

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

  4. sense that one of the great exports of this country traditionally was always melancholy and melancholy

    The School of Life · hear it here

Why real speech

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