ballad

Example Sentences

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“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

Even romantic ballad Coming Up Roses ends with a sense of unease.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 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

There were unmistakable echoes of his old group in the whirlwind medley of the title track and the honey-dripping ballad “Bluebird.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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