ballad
Example Sentences
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He often incorporates elements of ballad and pop-rock into his music, delivering them with a softer, more contemporary vocal style.
From BBC
The pair previously gave the melancholic ballad its live debut, performing it together during Fender's gig at the London Stadium - home of Dean's team West Ham United.
From BBC
“I think I have only released ballads, and the ones that aren’t ballads were written that way first,” she joked.
It took a while for me to settle on the perfect ballad.
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” gets references in many lyrics, as well as a star turn in the Mark Knopfler ballad of the same name.
From Los Angeles Times
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