ballad
Example Sentences
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"I wrote this for you," he said in Italian, before launching into a moving instrumental ballad that he had written especially for the occasion.
From BBC
“I used to come here even if I didn’t quite have anything to do,” says the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for his romantic ballads and bluesy guitar heroics.
From Los Angeles Times
Reflecting that structure, many of the songs are solos, often introspective ballads, with varying, more upbeat collective numbers set mostly at Auggie’s school.
The album’s sole flaw are the unfortunate lyrics for the midtempo ballad “Handcuffs.”
It was only when he penned Since We Divided - a big swelling ballad with piano and emotive vocals about a teenage relationship - that Shay started to gain confidence he could succeed with music.
From BBC
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