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ballerina

[bal-uh-ree-nuh] / ˌbæl əˈri nə /
NOUN
prima ballerina
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Example Sentences

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The story is completely absurd, filled with plot holes and characters as thin as a prima ballerina.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland says Timothée Chalamet ‘wouldn’t be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren’t for opera and ballet and their relevance.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Thousands of people waiting in a rainy Piazza del Duomo cheered as torchbearer Nicoletta Manni, an Italian ballerina, carried it into the square, over an hour behind schedule.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

With the lithe, athletic body of the ballerina, she was nothing like her fellow models.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“Mama, I’m learning too much tap. I’m afraid I’ll never learn to be a ballerina here,” I whispered into my mother’s ear one afternoon after class.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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