How to Use ballad in a Sentence

ballad

noun

• Fans and friends all reacted to the intense ballad in the comments.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 26 Nov. 2024
• No one but no one sings a heartbreak ballad like Adele, so cue us all being shattered.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021
• But having the guts to sell the world on a 10-minute ballad about a scarf feels like the product of assurance that only comes with age.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2021
• Only the Wolves of Glendale know for certain, having written a five-and-a-half minute power pop ballad about it.
  — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• Unlike Peedy, Hailey's sticking with what has served her well on this show so far and gives us another big, emotional pop ballad.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• Violence has always been the purview of art, to which any Greek tragedy or Bessie Smith murder ballad readily attests.
  — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
• Dan’s heartfelt take on the 2005 ballad was a showcase of vulnerability and raw talent.
  — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
• The uplifting piano ballad is about finding romance and will be part of the film’s soundtrack, which will feature original songs by Lopez and her co-star Maluma.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2021
• Embark on a road trip with your two childhood best friends to connect with your estranged mother, compose a profound ballad and fall in love with a mysterious hottie along the way 31.
  — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• As on the Global 200, the ballad became Gaga and Mars’ first No. 1 each since the list launched.
  — Gary Trust, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2024
• The track includes raps, bursts of high-speed dance music and even a verse in the style of a rock ballad.
  — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022
• The heartfelt ballad topped the U.S. charts 14 weeks after Jim Croce’s death.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
• With tears in her eyes, Becky sang the ballad while a video montage of her as a child played in the background.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
• In terms of writing, there is one ballad in the entire show.
  — NBC News, 14 Apr. 2022
• If there was a ballad in need of Jim Steinman spiking the punch, this was it.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022
• There's a ballad out there for every kind of love, even the most complex sort of love.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 23 Sep. 2022
• The track starts off as a melodic ballad — a rare moment for Balvin.
  — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
• Staying true to his core essence, the song is a striking ballad about love.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 24 June 2022
• The top five each perform a ballad and then an up-tempo song.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021
• The tearjerker ballad, which Bolton co-wrote with Doug James, was an apt choice for the spot.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 June 2022
• Despite just missing the weekly chart’s apex, the ballad ruled as the list’s No. 1 song for the entire year.
  — Jim Asker, Billboard, 16 May 2023
• One of the creators, Groth, gives a brief pep talk, then someone plays a James Blake ballad.
  — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
• In Ukraine, Paisley sang part of the ballad at a news conference.
  — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
• Listen to the compression on his voice on some of those big ballads in ’57.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
• Swayze, who co-wrote the track, is silky smooth on an electric ballad that, like many of the time, also gave good sax.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022
• For the stage musical, the creative team decided to close the first act with the ballad.
  — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• The name of the Bible backed by Trump is inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s ballad.
  — Ken Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
• For a moment, under the nightclub lights and to the cadence of a power ballad, the lovers feel safe from the world that judges them.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• The day the cast sang the ballad in episode two was really powerful.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
• Run the Jewels had a good laugh using the ballad as their walk-up music for their 45-minute set.
  — Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2022

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024