Used in a Sentence

ballerina

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ballerina.

Editorial note

Uhh is it just me, or does the ballerina switch her direction of spin every now and then...

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A ballet flat shoe.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ballerina gathered in one view.

noun

A ballet flat shoe.

noun

Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”). [The leading ballerina in a dance company.]

noun

(often) A female ballet dancer.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ballerina.

noun

A ballet flat shoe.

noun

Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”). [The leading ballerina in a dance company.]

noun

(often) A female ballet dancer.

noun

(nonstandard) A ballet dancer (unisex term)

Example sentences

1

Uhh is it just me, or does the ballerina switch her direction of spin every now and then...

2

So are they trying to say an Orc could be just as good of a ballerina as an Elf?

3

Some of y'all probably have alts over there and a digital ballerina tradwaifu of your own.

4

Say you spin like a ballerina in a circle, that force that pulls up your arms (angular momentum / centrifugal force).

5

He hired a 19yr old kid to dress up like a ballerina and walk around without talking for an entire week...why?

6

Its much more a damage control job than like being a perfect precise ballerina.

7

He said she was a ballerina, but she was a stripper who pole danced.

8

Explain to her that the prima ballerina (#1 dancer) earns less than $140,000 per year and that her career is very short.

9

He was as much part of a mob as he was a ballerina.

10

This is how the ballerina spins faster by pulling in her arms.

11

They shitcanned the 1000, and it cost you a ballerina.

12

The expected pay for a ballerina falls short of $10,000/yr.

Quote examples

1

Every single one raised their hand." --- "Bensky has said she was 17 and a budding ballerina in 2004 when Epstein sexually abused her at his New York City mansion.

2

As an example, I was actually quite impressed at how Natalie Portman really managed to "look the part" in her role as a ballerina in Black Swan.

3

I forget which blog review of Go I was reading, but the summary (paraphrased) has stuck with me: "I came to Go expecting the elegance of a ballerina, and was surprised to discover the grace of an experienced bar-room brawler."

4

My favorite: "The clearest example I remember from this was, the "ballerina incident" was what we called it, when someone actually kept querying detail information and all we could determine is that the women involved (never men) were all ballerina's in some dance school near Cincinnati, after the 3rd or 4th request, we asked for some reason this was being given a priority in the queue.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ballerina in a sentence?

Uhh is it just me, or does the ballerina switch her direction of spin every now and then...

What does ballerina mean?

A ballet flat shoe.

What part of speech is ballerina?

ballerina is commonly used as noun.