How to Use ballerina in a Sentence

ballerina

noun

• This spring, there are a variety of flats out there: ballerinas, lace-ups, moccasins, and espadrilles.
  — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• And Barrette Lewis, a loopy ballerina who constantly bounds around the room.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 11 May 2018
• As if that’s not creepy enough, it’s revealed that he’s been taking the organs to put in the body of a ballerina who committed suicide and bring her back to life.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
• Saunders, raised a ballerina in the Midwest, examines how chances received or denied in childhood can shape the course of a life.
  — Time Staff, Time, 22 May 2018
• Then the dark figure of a ballerina came dancing across the yellow light 61 stories up, and one of the world’s highest works of public art was alive for the first time.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2018
• The exhibition captures fragments of life frozen in time through wood carvings on stained birch planks — a hand with its fingers crossed, a leaf suspended mid-fall and a ballerina’s foot.
  — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
• The silhouette is one of the hottest shoes of the moment, and Lopez styled them as a ballerina would—with a sleek knit polo top, cigarette pants, and a Chanel bag.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
• My look will usually fall somewhere between ballerina and dominatrix in the form of elegant lines, choice moments of allure, and leather.
  — Diana Tsui, The Cut, 8 May 2018
• In a new interview with The Times, the author and retired ballerina opened up about choosing not to focus on the 44 years between them.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
• My daughter is 17 years old and an incredibly talented ballerina.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
• Among the things that rocked with it were ballerinas on pointe.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
• And then the ballerina’s twirl, his cap flying off, and the throw back to the infield.
  — Kevin B. Blackistone, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
• Don’t look for a turquoise skirt on the ballerina brooches.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 15 June 2022
• The new breed of pumps isn’t the classic ballerinas that were popular in the Noughties, though.
  — Emily Chan, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
• Someone even left a tiny ballerina that looked the same as one that was scorched in the fire.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
• Why deal with the fuss of a stiletto when a ballerina, loafer, or slide does the job just as well.
  — Vogue, 22 June 2022
• Seeing men who aren’t ballerinas in ballet flats this year on the streets will be the true trend test.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
• At the barre, channel your inner ballerina in this set by Live The Process and a pair of slouchy socks.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 19 July 2022
• The second snap features the duo with their hands above their heads in a ballerina stance.
  — Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2021
• The display takes the idea of a ballerina from a music box and puts that into lanterns.
  — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
• Case in point: crystal studded ballerinas and slides that look just as chic with jeans and a T-shirt.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2023
• Carla's mom helped her pick out a navy blue dress and a pair of beige ballerina flats for the wedding.
  — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 9 June 2019
• Beth’s dad dies, and so do her dreams of being a ballerina.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 May 2021
• To pair with tutu skirts and white tights, the hair and makeup channeled ballerinas, who took to the stage like clockwork.
  — Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
• Calf muscles are used to rise-up on your toes like a ballerina.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2022
• Alicia, a 24-year-old ballerina, dances on pointe from the limo to Matt in a full ball gown (don’t mind us watching this in our sweats from the couch).
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2021
• Vibe: From the twirling, glittery ballerinas affixed to the ceiling to the decked hall of wreaths, much of the appeal is skyward at Dreamland.
  — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
• Two playwrights bring a movie dancer to New York for a Broadway show with a ballerina.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
• The ballerina Tiler Peck moonwalked, on pointe shoes, to a rap by Tariq Trotter.
  — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• One of the pieces depicted a young ballerina hunched over a bouquet of flowers in front of a pile of pointe shoes.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024