How to Use serenade in a Sentence

serenade

1 of 2 noun
Definition of serenadenext
Synonyms for serenadenext
  • 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
  • His suave serenade stole many people's hearts, and also inspired other officers to join the fun with their own videos.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 June 2018
  • Throughout the day, there was a serenade of ship’s horns, as this is still a working fishing port, with tugboats and fishing boats coming and going.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 23 Feb. 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 | Nalvarez@al.com, 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
  • The late King of Pop has enough tunes in his bag for anyone to serenade sweetly under the covers, but for Pink Sweat$, this song proves that the icon was able to keep it street while being sweet.
    — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 28 May 2021

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