serenade
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The episode was watched by about 12.3m people on Christmas day and saw Hartland's character serenade the crowd at the wedding of his on-screen dad Smithy, played by James Cordon.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
After a mambo-fied performance of her title track from her 2025 album, “Tropicoqueta,” she perched atop a ginormous macaw to serenade the crowd with her bilingual merengue romántico, “Papasito.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Snoop Dogg has asked fans to serenade him by twirling towels on his first visit to the club.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
The rain did not dampen the spirits of a hearty and colourful band of about two dozen Zimbabwe fans, who danced and sang throughout the damp afternoon to serenade their team's qualification.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
And he would serenade the oysters of Chesapeake Bay with the hymns the brothers Wesley had written to bring sinners to repentance and praise.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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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
They belt out the lyrics to “Hey Jude” as singer Chloe Kat serenades them with a guitar in hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
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
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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Just as the players he serenaded with his calls became institutions in the sport, so did he.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Kiwi left-hander was being serenaded from the stands as the runs required ticked away, but he had to drag himself from the middle with 44 runs still needed.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Mastro, who as a Yale University undergraduate was in an a cappella group called Redhot & Blue, also serenaded his party guests with one of his favorite songs: Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Tonight we sing about love," he told the crowd after Treasure, before introducing the Angel Baby Cam, a segment in which fans' reactions were projected onto the giant screens as he serenaded them.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Men with guitars came up and serenaded our table.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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The only difference is now Jaime won’t be serenading you with “Bésame Mucho” while you’re eating your quesadilla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Four goals plus an excellent assist for Harry Kane's goal in the 2-0 win over Panama has had England's supporters serenading the 23-year-old here in the USA.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
The entire audience joined in serenading the woman of the hour as they clapped along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Luce didn’t care about criminally smitten grandparents or silkworm boxes or serenading clarinets.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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