How to Use ballad in a Sentence

ballad

noun

• One’s a Grammy type of ballad and the other’s meant to be played in the strip club.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
• The song is an Irish folk-style ballad and was written as a duet.
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Yeri Han, who plays one of the leads (Monica Yi), sings on this ballad that plays at the end of the film.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2021
• In terms of writing, there is one ballad in the entire show.
  — NBC News, 14 Apr. 2022
• This is her ballad to love in a time of darkness — future and present.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
• If there was a ballad in need of Jim Steinman spiking the punch, this was it.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022
• Kate could sing a ballad but also whoop it up and toss off a throaty growl.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2021
• The song was clearly emotional for Watkins, who held back tears at the end of the ballad.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2021
• 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
• After kicking off the ballad, Black Swan, Piglet and Chameleon all join in.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 May 2021
• 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
• The swoon-worthy ballad is Gaga’s sixth Hot 100 leader and Mars’ ninth.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
• 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
• Each episode ends with a cover of the ballad, which is a nifty way to keep the tradition going.
  — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 25 June 2021
• Warren’s iconic love ballads, played against the end credits, defined the ’90s.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
• Crystal Monee Hall’s diverse score is filled with marches, anthems, ballads and ensemble numbers, with the highlights being the call-to-action songs.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025

Last Updated: 22 Mar 2025