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Examples of water ballet in a Sentence
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No specific details were shared about how it would be adapted, but the stage show is an operatic water ballet about a young Sicilian boy transported to a magical realm.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
Gone are the days of water ballet.
—Brian Munoz, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2021
Herman has legendary boat-handling skills and practices water ballet in his canoe.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 23 May 2017
Each splash created a water ballet choreographed by the forces of nature.
—Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2021
Luckily, the height limitations didn't take away from one of the most dazzling shots in the whole scene: the Busby Berkeley-esque water ballet starring Vanessa.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 18 June 2021
The series, however, is an artful balance of real-life problems, absurdly funny situations, emotional depth and the occasional syncopated dance number or water ballet.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
Jacquie always had more energy than any two people, playing tennis and canasta, swimming and painting as a young working mother, and filling her later years with ceramics, water ballet, ushering, and bridge.
—Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2018
Some prefer funerals, some prefer having their ashes scattered, but local artist Briar Bates chose a different way to commemorate her death — instructing her friends to perform a water ballet in the wading pool at Volunteer Park.
—seattletimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
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First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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“Water ballet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20ballet. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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