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
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
At the very least, there is every reason to ignore the stale serenade of the bank lobby that any regulation will only hurt the people we are trying to help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
“You’re not going to serenade me, are you?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
All love serenades must come to an end.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The marathon ended Sunday with Dudamel literally enthroned by, and serenaded by, Chris Martin of the band Coldplay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
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
Every few days in the lunchroom she serenaded someone new with “Happy Birthday.”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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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
Instead of hostility, they could only hear the sound of European fans sweetly serenading them.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
The Crawleys’ exclusive dinner with Noël Coward is an unmitigated success, crowned by Coward serenading her with his hit “Poor Little Rich Girl” and citing Mary as the inspiration for his next play.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025
The 35-year-old connected with the crowd instantly, serenading them with fan favourites such as Scorsese Baby Daddy and F2F.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
Casey started it with his “nice shorts” comment at the start of practice, and now he had to endure being the object of our serenading.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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