How to Use ballad in a Sentence

ballad

noun

• 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
• 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
• 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
• On one hand, this ballad is a risqué fantasy about falling for the bad boy.
  — Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• The pair then launched into the breakup ballad that showcased the singer’s keening ability and range.
  — Ree Hines, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• To perform the heartfelt ballad, Palmer slipped into a white lace minidress and a matching sheer duster.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
• In the movie, Bowser is sitting at his piano belting out the ballad.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
• The ballad marks the iconic piano man's first original song in 17 years.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• Like the very best country ballads, The Lonely Few grabs you by the heart and keeps you hooked with its old-fashioned tenderness.
  — David Hochman, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• The score reads as one last ballad, the culmination of a chapter no one knew was ending.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
• The film, however, wasn't able to use the track because Prince’s estate refused to give O’Connor the rights to use her version of the power ballad for the film.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
• But, hey, poor judgment is as much a part of rock as guitar solos, bad hair, and power ballads.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
• Carter and her band deftly recast the song as a pensive ballad that exudes a melancholic air.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
• The pop-rock song begins as a ballad, but later evokes an uplifting tone.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
• But here Beyoncé was, day in and day out of her tours, dancing with the best of them…and then breaking into a ballad.
  — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 4 Sep. 2023
• Plus, nothing ruins a hard rock power ballad more than the version produced by out-of-tune strings and woodwinds at the hands of 13- and 14-year-olds.
  — Amy Wolff, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
• The aching, simmering ballad recounts a past summer beach romance in an ’88 Ford, with a verse each from the perspective of the two past lovers.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
• Ronson: There wasn’t anything that said this would be an ’80s power ballad.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
• Ronson thanked Gerwig for creating space for an 11-minute power ballad that let men cry in the film as well.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2024
• The spare, introspective ballad could well be a sign of things to come on the Happier Than Ever follow-up.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
• The somber pop ballad helped propel Eilish to fame and became certified gold.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• The former song was a love ballad to then-wife Katie Lee, while the latter was a rock song featuring Cass Dillon on lead vocals.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
• Juan Guillermo played in a band in his free time, performing all kinds of music — rock, salsa, ballads.
  — Isabelia Herrera, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2023
• Last week, the emotional ballad kicked off the rollout of the Grammy winner’s sophomore album, Guts.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
• The acoustic guitar ballad doesn’t fit the vibe of the rest of the album, but the the guys' poignant vocals spotlight a tender moment of maturity amid the carefree fun.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
• Or maybe the muse behind a certain Olivia Rodrigo ballad.
  — Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
• The romantic ballad, produced by Freddy Wexler, was the 74-year-old singer’s first original song in 17 years.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2024
• The emotional ballad picked up the Grammy for song of the year earlier this month, and is widely considered the front-runner to win the Oscar March 10.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024