How to Use ballerina in a Sentence

ballerina

noun

• 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 cute case has ballerinas on the cover and a mirror inside.
  — Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, 17 Mar. 2018
• 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
• Mitchell’s partner for one of the pas de deux was a white ballerina, Diana Adams.
  — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
• 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
• Colleen and Matt The ballerina and her bearded babe are still going strong.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
• Borne offstage by a troupe of her colleagues, a ballerina kicks her feet in cheeky protest.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• Raven seamlessly helped bridge the gap for me between Misty the person and Misty the ballerina.
  — Essence, 14 Nov. 2022
• On this day, Powell is putting Lexy’s hair in cornrows, pulled back from her face — a must for her, as a ballerina.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022
• Shoulders pulled back and the top of your head pointed proudly toward the sky like a ballerina?
  — Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
• Just look at this ballerina doll, which is about to become any kiddo’s favorite thing in the world.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2023
• Charlotte was even seen standing like a ballerina with her feet in third position at one point during the service.
  — Shyla Watson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
• Ex-Florida ballerina Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in the shooting death of her husband.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025