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How to use serenity in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Serenity means the state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness. Example: “The more you work at meditation, the more you'll find serenity creeping in.”

Examples of serenity by meaning

nounThe state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

  • There is no passion, there is serenity.1987, Greg Costikyan, “The Jedi Code”, in Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, page 69, line 3

More sentences with serenity

  • The more you work at meditation, the more you'll find serenity creeping in.From the entry creep in
  • Its historical ambiance seems to make time stand still, conveying a sense of serenity.2017 March 20, “Enriching Lives in Qingquan: Father Martinson”, in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan), archived from…. From the entry Qingquan
  • She inhabits the prose’s terrible serenity and glacial horror — the translator’s hand never overwhelms or underperforms.2016 February 2, Porochista Khakpour, “‘The Vegetarian,’ by Han Kang”, in The New York Times. From the entry underperform
  • He wanted Carol as a friend with her practicality, serenity and unsmothering sympathy.2011, Ann Widdecombe, Father Figure. From the entry unsmothering
  • We wanted a religion of peace and serenity and noncontroversy and refuge from the world.2002, Ian Frazier, Family. From the entry noncontroversy
  • It would be the high-heartedness of men and women which would bring sanity and serenity to a troubled world.2006, Temple Bailey, The Trumpeter Swan, →ISBN, page 169. From the entry high-heartedness
  • The counteremotion of anger is serenity, that of fear relaxation.1996, Dolf Zillmann, “Sequential Dependencies in Emotional Experience and Behavior”, in Emotion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, page 265. From the entry counteremotion
  • Her inner serenity shines through on her lovely, madonnalike face.1978, Martha E. Munzer, “Rounding It Out”, in Full Circle: Rounding Out a Life, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry madonnalike
  • Promptly appeared a paragon, aged twenty-five or thereabouts, and exhibiting all the steadiness and serenity of advanced eld.1913, Paulist Fathers, Catholic World. From the entry eld
  • How he hated and how he loved the lilt in her voice, the bounce in her step, the serenity of her amour propre!2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections. From the entry amour propre
  • A sensation of total serenity, like I'm some ultravast ocean rippling with waves of pure ecstasy and permeated with waves of pure ecstasy and permeated with currents of sheer rapture.2004, Sphyrex Shobol, Nexus Infinitas: The Seekers: Between Heaven and Hell, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 171. From the entry ultravast

Meaning of serenity

  1. noun The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
  2. noun A lack of agitation or disturbance.
  3. noun A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.

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Questions about serenity in a sentence

How do you use serenity in a sentence?
Serenity is used as a noun. For example: “The more you work at meditation, the more you'll find serenity creeping in.”
What is a short sentence with serenity?
“There is no passion, there is serenity.”
What does serenity mean?
Serenity means the state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

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