Example Sentences

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Ballerinas stir in the early afternoon light that shines through a fountain and into the studio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Ballerinas become vulnerable to self-consciousness about their bodies, and they face increased risk of anorexia, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2018

Ballerinas appear from the back of a police van and dance around his inert body to Corelli’s Christmas Concerto.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2017

A version of this review appears in print on March 17, 2014, on page C4 of the with the headline: Ballerinas, So Elegant, Take a Moment to Vent.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2014

The curtain fell, rising again at once to let the bouquets fall softly round the silver shoes of the Ballerinas.

From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton