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serenade

[ser-uh-neyd] / ˌsɛr əˈneɪd /
NOUN
melody
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González called up the regulars who had recently celebrated birthdays so the crowd could serenade them.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 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

Its descending bass line, colored by Fender Rhodes piano and Mr. Frampton’s tender vocals, result in a soulful serenade: “Wanna be with you night and day / Ooh, baby, I love your way.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 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

Cicadas trilled through the humid air; overhead, the rustling leaves made their own kind of serenade, a sign that, perhaps here, things were safe.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"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 plays himself and serenades an audience during a beach concert.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2025

All love serenades must come to an end.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Bieber later took the stage and serenaded his wife with his hit “One Less Lonely Girl.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Edwards declared she loved Scottish crowds for being rowdy, as fans serenaded her with chants of "no Scotland no party" on the main stage.

From BBC Jun. 21, 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

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

When the young men serenaded only the flute was forbidden.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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

Nevertheless, that did not stop Palace fans from serenading the Austrian and urging him to stay.

From BBC May 7, 2026

While taking a break outside a downtown Oxnard restaurant, he looked tired, wiping his forehead after serenading a pair, a couple and a group at a Mexican restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2025

As though he were serenading the rising sun, Jack went on blowing till the shelters were astir and the hunters crept to the platform and the littluns whimpered as now they so frequently did.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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