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

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

Born in Paris in 1934, Bardot trained as a ballerina before her striking beauty caught the eye of filmmakers.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

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

I realized then that I just had to become a professional ballerina.

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