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 was desperate for something up-tempo,” she says, given that virtually everything she’d dropped so far had been a ballad.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
The opening ballad, “Risk It All,” is pretty but listless, with Mr. Mars singing over a gently plucked nylon-string guitar until a relaxed syncopated groove folds in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Raye, who scooped six awards last time she was at the Brits in 2024, performed a re-imagined version of her hit Where Is My Husband! - before diving into her new soul ballad, Nightingale Lane.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Sam leaned against the doorjamb as the screeching song ended and a slower but equally loud ballad began.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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