He breathed it all in, felt serene, then started thinking about the dead girl and was gripped with tension.

He felt warm and serene, despite all that had happened, despite his very real fears.

Stepping on home soil, by contrast, I feel serene.

Amazingly, he felt quite serene as another active blast invaded his boat.

Even to look at it made Niall feel serene and relaxed.

It was the strangest thing, but for the first time in a long time I almost felt serene.

"In the bedroom of all places, you want to feel serene," Susanka says.

On his best days, when he felt most calm and serene, he had rarely been able to experience only one thought at a time.

Although austere, thanks to the light the building feels serene and comfortable.

They do it expertly, making the music feel serene.