balladeer

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Both sets also showcase Kirk as a master balladeer and one of jazz’s great romantics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

My dad was a great balladeer — is a great balladeer — and I feel like I got a little bit of that innately.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

An elite balladeer with stylistic range, Boone made like a seasoned pop-soul troubadour at times, later delivering soaring folk-pop anthems with “My Greatest Fear” and the heart-pouring “Pretty Slowly,” a cathartic unreleased number.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Throughout the film, we see Dovydas enthusiastically performing a kind of sign language karaoke against a vivid blue backdrop; his facial expressions are like a lovesick balladeer.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

The poem makes Pedro and his paramour plot upon the death of the unhappy Queen in the crude manner of the balladeer all the world over.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis