ballet
Example Sentences
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Edith saw herself as the ugly duckling but excelled in ballet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"Why should only people who can afford ballet lessons and ballet shoes be our dancers?"
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Actor Timothée Chalamet is suddenly ballet and opera’s BFF.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Alex Beard told The Times that Chalamet's statement earlier this year pronouncing that "no-one cares" about ballet or opera anymore had produced a "fantastic" public reaction.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
I’m glad Malia can keep doing ballet, but I wish I could still take piano lessons.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
Vocabulary lists containing ballet
English Words Derived from French, List 2
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Dance - Introductory
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for September 4–September 10, 2021
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