Ballard

British  

/ ˈbælɑːd /

noun

1. J ( ames ) G ( raham ). 1930–2009, British novelist, born in China; his books include Crash (1973), The Unlimited Dream Company (1979), Empire of the Sun (1984), Cocaine Nights (1996), and Super-Cannes (2000)

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Example Sentences

I looked into those charges and concluded that they are unsupported, that Pangram isn’t reliable enough to serve as the basis for such accusations, and that there is a strong possibility Mia Ballard was railroaded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The wreck was discovered on the ocean floor in 1985 by a team led by Dr Robert Ballard.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Efforts to reach the author, Ballard, on Thursday were unsuccessful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

This growing aftermarket opportunity gives Ballard a steadier, recurring revenue stream and provides higher margins that complements new engine sales and reduces reliance on customer orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

On Phinney Ridge, looming above Ballard, wood smoke curled up from the stovepipes and chimneys of hundreds of modest homes and dissolved into the mist overhead.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown