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

And yet—he had serenaded her on the Nile that first evening of her coming.

From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe