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UK
/sˈiə/
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[ US /ˈsɪɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɪɹ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
withered vines
shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
dried-up grass
the desert was edged with sere vegetation
How To Use sere In A Sentence
- In chantries unrehearsed we'd wow the votarists and serenade the friary to panting ecstasies while summoned to kingly chambers we branked the troubadours, turning the sovereign mind to heaven, the courtiers left speechless with neglect... Strange Bedfellows
- The calm was eerie; the vista serene and surreal. Times, Sunday Times
- ‘Vous serez un jour un grand philologue, mon cher,’ said the old man, on our arriving at the conclusion of Lavengro
- I have found among my old papers a kind of congratulation and exhortation which I made to myself on dying at an age when I had the courage to meet death with serenity, without having experienced any great evils, either of body or mind. The Confessions of J J Rousseau
- Henin derailed an all-Williams showdown by dismissing Serena in the quarterfinals for the third consecutive time at a Grand Slam. Russians, ex-champs spice women's semis
- He was joined by a group of fishermen from Asere, the core Ga settlement in pre-colonial Accra.
- Chiengmai; but it was curious, even amusing, to observe the serene contempt with which the "interlopers" were received by the rival incumbents of the royal gynecium, -- especially the Laotian women, who are of a finer type and much handsomer than their Siamese sisters. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok
- The valley is quiet and serene, and right now is bursting with the energy and exuberance of spring - the trees are budding, the daffodils bobbing, the birds are busy, the lambs are bleating and there are calves suckling.
- Serena, in particular, has caused a stir with her black studded tennis ensembles, the black Shox Boots from her Nike collection and the infamous black cat suit that was roundly deemed bootylicious.
- Serena and I both pulled back, startled, and then watched in awe as they both started laughing.