serenade
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It also found that he arranged for a singer to serenade the staffer on her birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Swansea co-owner Snoop Dogg wants fans to serenade him by twirling towels when he visits the Welsh football club for the first time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
She knew her guests had studied the music of Stephen Foster in school, so she arranged for a group to serenade them with songs like “Oh! Susanna” and “My Old Kentucky Home.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
That came under manager George Graham in an era that inspired the famous "1-0 to the Arsenal" chant to serenade a team with the kind of defensive resilience that Arteta's men are replicating.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
People laugh and whoop and clap as Tiny continues the serenade while I walk off to English.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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"She was always singing serenades at home and I was always listening. It is thanks to her that I have this taste for music and that I deeply love singing," she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The holiday serenades, decorations dating back to the 1930s and a Christmas tree with more than 14,000 lights are part of the draw.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
The moment - during part of the show where Martin serenades audience members with an improvised song - went viral, and has reportedly led to at least one divorce.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Bublé also gained popularity for his seasonal serenades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
My grandfather, who had sat through the clarinet serenades as he sat through everything, aware of their significance but unconvinced of the wisdom of getting involved, now glared at his son.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The bestselling tenor also avoided the second inauguration but made a special Oval Office visit in October, when he serenaded the president.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Under Dolan’s leadership, the Knicks suffered 16 losing seasons in one 19-year stretch, as fans at Madison Square Garden serenaded him with chants of “Sell the team.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
His voice cracked during his farewell speech on the pitch, as supporters serenaded him with chants of "We've got Guardiola" one last time.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Thousands were also serenaded by ex-One Direction singer Niall Horan, who also made a surprise appearance during Stargazing singer Myles Smith's main stage set for their collab, Drive Safe.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Men with guitars came up and serenaded our table.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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An elderly England fan, probably close to the age I am now, 76, was serenading a group of supporters by singing, "Geoff Hurst scores for all the goals, hallelujah!"
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Italian right-wing tabloid Libero published a front-page cartoon of Trump serenading Meloni with the headline “It’s love again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Lopez silenced most of the sellout crowd of 7,042, making it easy to hear USC fans serenading him during the College Station Regional Final.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Nevertheless, that did not stop Palace fans from serenading the Austrian and urging him to stay.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
She made her voice squeaky and kept her lips from moving and it was as if Cinnamon were serenading with her.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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