ballad
Example Sentences
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The young pop-soul singer just launched a U.S. headlining tour behind her hit piano ballad ‘Die on This Hill.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna in May 2026, after the Austrian singer JJ won the 2025 competition with his operatic ballad, Wasted Love.
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
The two would later perform the ballad live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
If this were some heroic ballad, I would tell you how she clasped my hand firmly and pulled me to safety.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.