Example Sentences

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Serenades were played to sound like figments of the imagination.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2022

The Mostly Mozart Festival is now in many ways unrecognizable from its ancestor, “Midsummer Serenades — A Mozart Festival,” which began in 1966 when Lincoln Center’s new theaters opened, complete with air-conditioning.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2016

Serenades are given once a week at Arnold, Constable's to the department that has exceeded its week's quota of sales.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lorenzo's departure from Madrid had put a stop to the nightly Serenades: She hoped in vain to hear the usual sound of Guitars beneath her window.

From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)

Serenades are not possible here, nor can you place your cape at my feet without being considered crazy.

From Luna Benamor by Goldberg, Isaac