1
a
: a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing
a ballad about King Arthur
b
: an art song accompanying a traditional ballad
2
: a simple song : air
3
: a popular song
especially
: a slow romantic or sentimental song
a ballad they danced to at their wedding reception
Examples of ballad in a Sentence
a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness
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Speaking to Billboard earlier this year, frontman Grian Chatten discussed the creative leap the band took on Romance, which expands its sound to include elements of nu-metal, pop and string-laden ballads.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The day the cast sang the ballad in episode two was really powerful.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Agatha All Along’s final two episodes establish how, right up until Agatha and Billy’s coven sang the ballad together and created a doorway, the Witches’ Road never truly existed.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
But once the writers' room came to the ideas of the Witches' Road being a long con and the ballad never working as an actual spell, the new puzzle box with Billy came into focus.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The day the cast sang the ballad in episode two was really powerful.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Agatha All Along’s final two episodes establish how, right up until Agatha and Billy’s coven sang the ballad together and created a doorway, the Witches’ Road never truly existed.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
But once the writers' room came to the ideas of the Witches' Road being a long con and the ballad never working as an actual spell, the new puzzle box with Billy came into focus.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Ballad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballad. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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ballad
noun
bal·lad
ˈbal-əd 
1
: a poem that tells a story of adventure, of romance, or of a hero, that is suitable for singing, and that usually has stanzas of four lines with a rhyme on the second and fourth lines
2
: a simple song
3
: a usually slow or sentimental popular song
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