ballerina

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

A native of Brazil, she was a professional ballerina in Austria for nine months before moving to America to attend MIT, where she met her co-founder, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

It’s not Jackie Burkhart on That ’70s Show, the breakout role she landed when she was 14, or the ballerina Lily in the critically acclaimed thriller Black Swan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

"My daughter's 20, she lives in Germany - she's a ballerina," says the Wiltshire-born singer.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

“He moves into the toy castle with the ballerina and they live happily ever after—no melted heart, no burnt paper, nothing but their blissful love.”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke