Explore Melee through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like scrimmage or disturbance. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Melee meaning
- A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
Synonyms of Melee
Using Melee
- The main meaning on this page is: A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. | A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap. | Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- Useful related words include: scrimmage, battle royal, disturbance.
- In the example corpus, melee often appears in combinations such as: the melee, melee weapon, melee and.
Context around Melee
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Melee
- In this selection, "melee" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unpowered, ensuing, enhanced, damage, attacks and weapon stand out and add context to how "melee" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a melee around the and amid a melee in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "melee" sits close to words such as abia, alright and annexed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with melee
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A melee around the referee. (5 words)
Combining this with the Battle Smith Artificer gives Spellcasting versatility to the ordinarily melee-dependent Fighter build. (17 words)
Each map has different enemies and every character has their own loadout, melee animations, and special abilities. (17 words)
Again, a lot of players like to 'think' they're the type that can dodge every single attack, but that just won't work in this game, and a 50 percent reduction to both Ranged and Melee damage is too sizeable to just ignore. (44 words)
Colwill and Oihan Sancet were booked and England coach Cole and one of his Spanish counterparts sent off amid a melee in the wake of the goal, but the former Arsenal and Chelsea full-back’s side led at the break. (41 words)
A kick out on the full gave Ionians a line out on Otley’s 22, which also saw Waddington coming back onto the pitch, but in the ensuing melee Sam Hodge took over his throne. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fixed an issue causing the Melee Kickstart mod to consume Armor Charge when the player used an unpowered melee attack.
The game registered Glaive hits as melee hits, providing players the full benefits of Synthoceps and other melee-oriented Exotic armors.
Again, a lot of players like to 'think' they're the type that can dodge every single attack, but that just won't work in this game, and a 50 percent reduction to both Ranged and Melee damage is too sizeable to just ignore.
A kick out on the full gave Ionians a line out on Otley’s 22, which also saw Waddington coming back onto the pitch, but in the ensuing melee Sam Hodge took over his throne.
A Magic Burst can be performed at any point during a melee combo making the combat feel fluid.
A melee around the referee.
As Ichigo later learned, he can even wrap the Getsuga Tensho around the blade for enhanced melee attacks.
A swipe from their melee weapons, projectile attacks and grapples now see him defeated rather than injured or merely inconvenienced.
Because Beast Master Rangers don't get into the melee side of things too much, players should choose Archery for their Level 2 Fighting Style.
Blur is a common defensive spell for sorcerers and wizards who want to avoid projectiles or melee damage.
Both Lady Maria and the boss Malenia in focus on melee attacks, using swords with precision and finesse rather than brute force.
Brutes take a lot of hits and dish out a lot of damage in melee, while controllers shift the battlefield in their side's favor.
Bungie also said that these changes to would only be for melee, grenade, and class abilities, with perks that refund Super energy being untouched.
Colwill and Oihan Sancet were booked and England coach Cole and one of his Spanish counterparts sent off amid a melee in the wake of the goal, but the former Arsenal and Chelsea full-back’s side led at the break.
Combining this with the Battle Smith Artificer gives Spellcasting versatility to the ordinarily melee-dependent Fighter build.
Destiny 2's Titans need updates to their melee-specific Exotic armor, as they currently leave much to be desired and are easily replicated with current buildcrafting tools.
Each map has different enemies and every character has their own loadout, melee animations, and special abilities.
Each melee weapon in Warframe has its own personality and has no problem standing out among weapons in the same class.
Easily one of the most satisfying to use as a melee weapon on Red Dead Redemption 2, the hammer is absolutely brutal when it comes to close-up fighting.
Elsewhere in the interview, Karl was also asked to discuss his infamous Noosa melee with Michael Clarke, but declined with a 'no comment'.
Common combinations with melee
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the melee 36×
- melee weapon 17×
- melee and 11×
- melee attacks 10×
- melee combat 10×
- melee weapons 9×
- in melee 8×
- melee in 6×
- with melee 6×
- melee attack 5×