Sentence examples for serene that from inspiring English sources

It is precisely that reputation for being serene that has caused some to be rather unkind about it in the past.

Serene, that is, on land; underwater, a protected marine preserve offers some of the most magnificent diving and snorkeling in the region, perhaps the world: sea turtles, stingrays and the occasional white-tipped reef shark troll these waters nearly year-round.

It projects both a formal rigor, like that of geometry theorems, and a religious devotion so serene that it seems common sense.

He routinely commissioned idealized portraits of himself; in stone sculptures, the faces are so inhumanly smooth and serene that they seem bathed in mist.

Howells becomes a different writer in Venice, achieving a note of happy imperturbability, at once avid and serene, that remained for a long time the desired style of American descriptive writing.

In the 19th century, this town on the Jersey Shore was considered so serene that doctors attending to the mortally wounded President James A. Garfield brought him here after he was shot in the summer of 1881 with the hope that the gentle pace and soothing sea air would make whatever days were left in his life more comfortable.

But it was his serene composure that tormented the tourists.

They have similarly serene personalities that sometimes make them seem a little detached.

It's a serene hideaway that serves fine New England food accompanied by live jazz.

The scene is often frenetic, not serene, but that's the way Mr. Miller likes it.

A long corridor contains serene tableaux that show Livingstone at work among Africans.