How to Use serenade in a Sentence

serenade

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• The cemetery swelled with mourners and noisy serenades for the dead.
  — Christopher Sherman, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2017
• But Inyang Bassey stole the show with a surprise serenade for the groovy crowd.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2021
• But the serenade lasts only about four hours before the gas runs out.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2023
• After six weeks of these midnight serenades, the noisy sites were home to twice as many fish than the silent ones.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 4 Dec. 2019
• When the wind blows over the nearby Salton Sea, wind chimes serenade as Slab City slumbers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2021
• The opening serenade and perky finale had the easygoing pace of a French flâneur.
  — Washington Post, 17 June 2019
• Fans filmed the sweet serenade from the lead singer of The Supremes, 79, and caught Beyoncé’s reaction.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
• The more tunes the mockingbird can work into his serenade, the better.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019
• Dawn’s serenade is the rumbling of engines in the marina.
  — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
• The graveyard swelled with mourners and blaring serenades for the dead — the sounds of snare drums, saxophones and sobbing.
  — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
• Working on this show gave me a front-row seat to daily serenades from her trailer next door.
  — Zanna Roberts Rassi, Marie Claire, 21 Mar. 2018
• Back at the resorts, groovy bands, singers DJs serenade or keep the party lively, depending on the venue.
  — Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, 2 July 2019
• Stormi’s serenade may have been the best 22nd birthday gift for Kylie Jenner!
  — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 10 Aug. 2019
• The lyrical serenades in Barber of Seville are one of his specialties.
  — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• In Mexico, the mariachi serenades were delivered to mom by video - or a drive by.
  — David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2020
• Those living close to water are used to the regular serenade of croaking frogs.
  — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 18 July 2017
• After she was handed a bouquet of flowers and took a seat on stage, the two stars smiled at one another and danced along to the tune while the performer finished the serenade.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• Here's hoping Musgraves takes notice of the sweet serenade.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2020
• The Duchess of Cambridge started her day with a serenade from a group of kids and a cuddle with a therapy dog—but how's your Wednesday going?
  — Andrea Park, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2018
• The bagpipe serenade marking the close of each day is a long-time tradition on the island, and everyone stops to takes notice.
  — Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2017
• Blue Ivy, the target of her serenade, adorably sings the final verse, and the connection is clear: Her daughter is an heir to greatness as much as Simba is.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 July 2019
• Moving through serenades, and a few more upbeat dembow tracks, his vocals shined, drawing cheers and getting the crowd to sing along.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
• The mother-daughter duo, who were also joined by Today co-host Hoda Kotb, got to meet the stars of the show at the stage door and even received a special serenade from Chenoweth at the time.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022
• Don't worry, this is not an out-of-season Valentine's serenade!
  — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021
• The festive evening ended with a special piano serenade and a champagne toast.
  — Faye Reeder, star-telegram.com, 20 June 2017
• The concert will close with a serenade by Danish composer Carl Nielsen.
  — Patrick Neas, kansascity.com, 24 June 2017
• Forever he will be heard on soft spring afternoons, a serenade of rebirth, a song of hope.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
• This year, the rapper surprised his ladylove with a serenade from Kenny G — and the Internet just could not handle it.
  — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2020
• The iconic Rita Moreno got a special serenade on her 92nd birthday.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2023
• Jennifer Lopez treated her holiday party guests with a sweet serenade.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023

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serenade

2 of 2 verb

• He serenaded her from the garden below her window.
• On the track, RBD serenades the fans who have been with them for the long run.
  — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
• Welsh flags hang on the wall, and a Welsh choir will serenade fans at halftime.
  — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• The restaurant is known to have a late-night live band that serenades each table.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
• The only thing that's missing is Kyle Robert Carter to serenade you.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 25 Oct. 2022
• Last week, the singer stopped by his good friend, Courteney Cox’s house to serenade her with a song from the new album inspired by Friends.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• Hopeful young suitors would hire the teen band to serenade young ladies.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021
• The musician has been known to serenade his friends every now and then.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 3 Feb. 2022
• The game became a blowout, an opportunity for starters to get serenaded with cheers by the crowd and for the walk-ons to see the floor.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 12 Mar. 2023
• Before dessert was served, a band outfitted in striped La Ligne sweaters took the stage to serenade guests with a few French tunes.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2023
• The Polar Bears recorded two more stops and then iced the game with free throws as the gym serenaded them with Worcester North chants.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• Go to Vista Del Mar earlier this year, which required him to serenade seagulls and prance about in the sand.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2021
• Almost as much of a draw was the warmth of its owner, Thomas Verdillo, who loved opera and over the decades liked to serenade his customers with arias.
  — New York Times, 11 Jan. 2021
• They could be found filling the back doorway to the kitchen, serenading four cooks laboring over the food.
  — Daily Pilot, 19 Sep. 2019
• In the three-minute visual, the pair serenades couples on the dance floor, and one of them has a heart-wrenching story that takes centerstage.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
• To top off the day, the players took to the south end zone to serenade the fans with their final Carmen Ohio at Ohio Stadium for the season.
  — David Petkiewicz, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2021
• As the procession passed, each group that noticed her stopped to serenade her and take photos.
  — Jack Nicas, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2022
• He’s known to serenade his customers, who frequently buy rounds of drinks for the jolly chefs.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2021
• Fans of FC Energie, based in Cottbus, serenade their players with hymns to coal.
  — The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
• Things can get cloying at times — such as when a train full of passengers serenades Mr. Rogers with his theme tune.
  — Randy Cordova, azcentral, 18 Nov. 2019
• In the evening, this is where a live musician serenades guests from golden hour through sunset.
  — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2023
• While singing the song’s second chorus, the pair wade through flowing fabrics to find and serenade each other.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2022
• Guests will also be able to sit on their own private beach where celebrity singers may or may not show up to serenade you.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2021
• At one point, in the middle of a disagreement, Kennedy deployed a staffer to Hatch’s office to serenade him in an effort to make peace.
  — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
• Clark said plans are underway to serenade the first ship to leave Mobile since the onset of the pandemic.
  — al, 2 Feb. 2022
• And by night the males serenade their female counterparts.
  — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2020
• At the reception, Streisand serenaded Brolin with two new love songs.
  — Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
• Down at the warm and jazzy Weber's Restaurant, there will be a live pianist on Valentine's Day to serenade couples into the night.
  — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
• To keep her spirits up, singers gather outside to serenade her.
  — Philip Marcelo, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
• After securing the win, the tight end spoke to—or rather, serenaded—the crowd, and the camera panned to the superstar for reaction shots.
  — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024