How to Use ballet in a Sentence

ballet

noun
  • We are going to a ballet tonight.
  • This is one of my favorite ballets.
  • She does tap dancing and ballet.
  • And just like that, Julia is ballet dancing again, except to hip-hop this time.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The Swedish brand is offering up to 30% off suede bags, lug-sole boots and ballet flats.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Wear it with ballet flats and layer on a large, oversized barn jacket for a perfectly relaxed look.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Pair it with your favorite winter skivvy and ballet flats for the cooler months and when summer arrives, wear it on its own with sandals.
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Lauren Kanarek took the reins and headed towards the ballet movements of dressage.
    CBS News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Prep the pot roast, scrub the bathtub spotless, take remedial ballet lessons or lay by the communal pool.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The women clean their immaculate houses, take ballet lessons or sip martinis by the pool.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Its stark wood paneled set, onstage band, and modern take on the dream ballet all work toward a notion stripping the musical down to brass tacks.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Course offerings range from traditional dance classes to yoga and self-defense to aqua ballet at a nearby pool.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Clogs are always about comfort first, but new details help to elevate them as an everyday shoe in the vein of ballet flats or simple sneakers.
    Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Sep. 2022
  • With December approaching, boot season is on the horizon, but the best ballet flats aren’t going anywhere.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Ukrainian ballet students and professional dancers have been taken in by academies and companies around the world.
    Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
  • On her Instagram Stories, Hailey shared a full-length shot of the look, revealing a matching pair of brown ballet flats.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Spaghetti straps, the ballet flat, and pockets and zippers on dresses were all McCardell innovations.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Also, the ballet flats Glamour’s commerce director wears daily (and says are the most comfortable she’s ever owned) are 50% off right now.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The former stuns in a black oversized leather jacket layered over a bralette, a patterned scarf adorning her hair, a thin Gucci belt cinching her dark-wash denim jeans, and pointed-toe ballet flats.
    Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
  • For the rest of the ballet, the dancers wear bright two-piece costumes.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • This is 23-year-old Reisen’s third piece for the ballet.
    Jasmine Sanders, Essence, 1 Oct. 2022
  • But the kids are the ballet’s heart, the glue — what guides us down that path to feel the feelings.
    Gia Kourlas Erik Tanner, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • And Megan Abbott writes so well about the world of young ballet dancers.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 19 June 2023
  • Move to the beat of hip hop, sway your hips to Latin music or plie to ballet.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Far and away, the biggest shoe trend of note right now is ballet flats.
    Meg Donohue, ELLE, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Like the ballet flat, Mary Janes have also gone from girly to cool-girl.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2023
  • In terms of fall fashion, the spotlight is on the revival of ballet flats.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Try it with a white T-shirt, a pleated skirt, and ballet flats.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Her goals are to walk again, and to do her twin daughters’ hair for ballet.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • Here are 20 options, from the best of ballet flats and Mary Janes, heeled boots, and booties, and more to shop for the new season.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023

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