SERVE in a Sentence
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396 example sentences for SERVE, such as:
1. No man can serve two masters.
2. A man cannot serve two masters.
3. He that would command must serve.
4. Dilcey, serve the rest of the supper.
5. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
2. A man cannot serve two masters.
3. He that would command must serve.
4. Dilcey, serve the rest of the supper.
5. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
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Meanings and Examples of SERVE
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serve
v. help to some food; help with food or drink
v. serve a purpose, role, or function
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 "It will serve you right if that sly piece does accept one of you," she said.
2 Gerald was disappointed, for he had wanted a son, but he nevertheless was pleased enough over his small black-haired daughter to serve rum to every slave at Tara and to get roaringly, happily drunk himself.
3 Mr. Wilkes always had at least a dozen darkies busy running back and forth with trays to serve the guests.
4 Draw water, serve food, lay pillows on the front porch, bind wounds, hold the dirty heads of the dying.
5 And get every cent out of them you can, but when you've got enough money, kick them in the face, because they can't serve you any longer.
6 It would serve her right for picking up trash and foisting it off on her friends and relatives.
7 Dilcey, serve the rest of the supper.
8 Since she had been brought up to be ornamental, she could hardly blame herself for failing to serve any practical purpose; but the discovery put an end to her consoling sense of universal efficiency.
9 They had been helping the hostess to serve the Waldorf salad and coffee and gingerbread.
10 It proved that he had learned to play in Minneapolis; that, next to Juanita Haydock, he had the best serve in town.
11 His side-fins only serve to steer by.
12 The tails tapering down that way, serve to carry off the water, d'ye see.
13 Do thou abide below here, where they shall serve thee, as if thou wert the captain.
14 The next time she made bread, she scraped this sour stuff down into the fresh dough to serve as yeast.
15 They will serve at the same time as a defense for the Afro-Americans Sampsons who suffer themselves to be betrayed by white Delilahs.
Example Sentence: (186 in 13 pages)
1 I will not accept if nominated, and will serve if selected.
2 Come with us, maybe you can serve me in this activity.
3 We serve traditional French food cooked in a lighter way, keeping the presentation simple.
4 All theories originate from / in practice and in turn serve practice.
5 No man can serve two masters.
6 A man cannot serve two masters.
7 Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the handle or blade.
8 This relaxation technique can serve as an effective weapon against stress.
9 They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well.
10 He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages.
11 He that would command must serve.
12 Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
13 Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president's propaganda campaign.
14 The new arts centre will serve the whole community.
15 Local councillors have a duty to serve the community.