Nicole Decker
Mass Com 100W T/Th 10:30 a.m.
Word #6
Word: melee
Source: The Nanny Diaries, by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, page 234
How it was used: “She tosses her hair to the other shoulder and walks back to the cake melee.”
Definition:
Noun
1. a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
2. confusion; turmoil; jumble: the melee of Christmas shopping.
3. a group of diamonds, each weighing less than 0.25 carat.
4. Confused, hand-to-hand fighting in a pitched battle.
5. A violent free-for-all. See Synonyms at brawl.
6. A confused tumultuous mingling, as of a crowd: the rush-hour melee.
7. a noisy riotous fight
8. A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray
9. A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume
My sentence: The band tried to make their way through the melee after their concert.
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Here's how to make your sentence more "explanatory" (to demonstrate you understand how to use the word in a sentence):
The band tried to make their way through the melee of boisterous, drunken fans after their concert.
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