serenade
noun
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
had serenaded
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past perfectof serenade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Her grandfather was a Mexican bandleader, and her father had serenaded her mother with Mexican folk songs in a beautiful baritone.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 1, 2019
He had serenaded in “Evita;” simulated French-kissing with Catherine Zeta-Jones through two of the most alive iterations of “Zorro” we’d ever seen.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018
Worse, the black-and-gold-clad patrons at Verizon Center — and there were more than a few — had serenaded the home goaltender with mocking, sing-songy chants of, “Holt-by! Holt-by!”
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2017
Berlusconi was once a cruise ship entertainer and had serenaded residents during his sentence, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2015
The singing cats, so my pen consented to write, had serenaded me while I crossed the Cuyuni in a canoe.
From Edge of the Jungle by William Beebe
