Examples of balladeer in a Sentence
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With a balladeer’s spirit, Gerima forges an epic ballad of resistance, freedom, and national pride.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
When the 22-year-old Irish songwriter stepped on stage, audiences expecting more sprechgesang were met with a balladeer closer to the poppier sides of Thom Yorke, Jeff Buckley, and Elliot Smith.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2025
Jake Schroeder, the grinning TikTok balladeer, captured the mood.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Into this moment steps Lewis Capaldi, the formerly Billboard Hot 100-topping singer-songwriter and supreme balladeer — who took the better part of the last two years on a break from touring and recording, for the betterment of his mental health — with his four-track Survive EP.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
When the 22-year-old Irish songwriter stepped on stage, audiences expecting more sprechgesang were met with a balladeer closer to the poppier sides of Thom Yorke, Jeff Buckley, and Elliot Smith.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2025
Jake Schroeder, the grinning TikTok balladeer, captured the mood.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Into this moment steps Lewis Capaldi, the formerly Billboard Hot 100-topping singer-songwriter and supreme balladeer — who took the better part of the last two years on a break from touring and recording, for the betterment of his mental health — with his four-track Survive EP.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Balladeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balladeer. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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