serene

Example Sentences

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“Who can be serene in a country where both the rulers and the ruled are without principle?” he asked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

At Amarapura's Nagayon Pagoda, a Buddha statue reduced to just two legs and hands on a pedestal has been fully restored, looking out with a serene gaze.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Tristan’s passage between worlds is anything but serene, and dancers, subtly choreographed by Annie-B Parson, accompany him as he hovers in the tunnel that suggests the bardo of Tibetan Buddhism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The larger of the two homes, a serene retreat built in 1955, offers four bedrooms and five baths across 3,645 square feet.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Then for himself—with a kind of confident, enabling, serene power that flicks like a razor and then hides.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison