serenade
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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
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
Snoop Dogg has asked fans to serenade him by twirling towels on his first visit to the club.
From BBC ● 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
On this evening in the middle of World War II, a serenade is about to begin.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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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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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 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 players were each given an introduction as they came out for their warm-up, while the crowd serenaded the team with "champions of England" throughout the 3-0 win over Coventry.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bieber later took the stage and serenaded his wife with his hit “One Less Lonely Girl.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
We lie quietly, staring at the crisped wooden beams of the loft, serenaded by the flap and flutter of the pigeons in their cages.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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
Much of “Choo Choo Revue,” like the yawning, serenading moon, is rooted in the music of the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Nevertheless, that did not stop Palace fans from serenading the Austrian and urging him to stay.
From BBC ● May 7, 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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