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Example sentences for "deep melancholy"

  • His expression of buoyant hopefulness had now changed to one of deep melancholy, and it was evident to those around him that the thought of surrender was worse to him than the bitterness of death.

  • General Lee retired before him with a heavy heart and a deep melancholy, which, in spite of his great control over himself, was visible in his countenance.

  • The destruction of the place, and the suffering of the inhabitants, aroused in him a deep melancholy, mingled with exasperation, and his comment on the scene was probably as bitter as any speech which he uttered during the whole war.

  • Paul having wandered to that spot, was delighted to see that this lofty tree had arisen from the small seed planted by his beloved friend; but that emotion instantly gave place to a deep melancholy, at this evidence of her long absence.

  • As for Paul, ignorant of what was decided, and alarmed at the secret conversation which Madame de la Tour held with her daughter, he abandoned himself to deep melancholy.

  • It is an unkind fortune that has made us meet again," said she, in a voice of deep melancholy.

  • Yes," said she, with a deep melancholy smile, "papa called me madcap.

  • Of another Lucy," said Sir Brook, with a deep melancholy.

  • An officer, having experienced many mortifications, fell into a state of deep melancholy.

  • He was subject to fits of deep melancholy, and maintained the lawfulness of suicide.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "deep melancholy" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    ceremonial purity; deep blue; deep breath; deep down; deep emotion; deep enough; deep gorge; deep growl; deep impression; deep notch; deep shadow; deep sleep; deep well; deep wound; deeper water; deeply forked; deeply interested; deeply interesting; deeply touched; different schools; exogamous groups; full assembly; good husband; large party; more have; twelve volumes