serenity
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“No,” she said, with a look of serenity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
With the tour of the house complete, the book’s opening lines repeat with eerie serenity: “There is nobody in this house. There used to be somebody. But there is nobody now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Completely reimagined with an emphasis on natural light, flow, and function, the property exudes a sense of serenity from the moment you arrive.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Rollins recalled feeling a sort of serenity as he returned to New York, finding a new empathy in the metropolis.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Unfortunately, what the hotel offered in charm and serenity, it lacked in modem technology, such as in-room Internet connections.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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For the serenities of the countess, Katharine Cornell's personal graciousness is more in accord.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It is particularly effective with modern music, with which Bernstein has had consistent success, and whose complex rhythms he feels perhaps more deeply than he feels the serenities of the classics.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There is agitation in our serenities, as in our submissions.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
As he spoke, he remembered that night of the eclipse—oh, those moon-washed depths, those stupendous serenities of Law and Beauty which, together, are Truth!
From The Vehement Flame by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland
“Poor cooks and dressmakers!” murmured Professor Fortescue, “where are their serenities and urbanities?”
From The Daughters of Danaus by Mona Caird
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