ballad

Example Sentences

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She was an unknown artist in 1979, and she wanted to cut a ballad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“I just love a ballad — I can’t help it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Even romantic ballad Coming Up Roses ends with a sense of unease.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“Fight or Fall” is a gorgeous midtempo ballad urging unity among men, and “Cowboy Song” looks at the lonely independence of a rodeo bronco-buster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

She proceeds to prove otherwise with a stunningly bad rendition of a Kelly Clarkson ballad.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan