How to Use serve out in a Sentence

serve out

phrasal verb

• The winner of that race serves out the rest of Taylor's term though the end of the year.
  — Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
• The point would have given him two chances to break Tsitsipas’s serve and serve out the match.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 July 2023
• Schulman made his way to Israel as to a prison, to serve out his life sentence as a woman.
  — Tova Reich, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
• While Davis served out his suspension, Hunter gave him $1,500.
  — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 2023
• McCarthy is the third lawmaker who will resign from the 118th Congress rather than serve out the full two-year term.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2023
• But Gauff broke right back, and soon was serving out the victory, then dropping onto her back on the court.
  — Howard Fendrich, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
• All appellants have served out their sentences for this case.
  — Time, 14 Aug. 2023
• Garofalo will serve out the remainder of his term through 2024.
  — Maraya King, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2024
• If granted, Lucci is slated to serve out the rest of the sentence on probation.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
• The winner will serve out the remainder of Santos' two-year term and would need to run again next November for a full term.
  — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2023
• Both officials intend to serve out the remainder of their terms, which run through 2024.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• The Democrats would have to hold that Biden lacked the capacity to be the nominee while also needing him to serve out the remainder of his term.
  — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024
• Addison served out the remainder of his sentence and was released in 2016.
  — Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Raducanu let a 5-2 lead slip in the final set but broke Pegula’s serve in the next game, before holding her nerve to serve out the match.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 27 June 2024
• McConnell will leave the leadership post in November but plans to remain in office and serve out his term.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2024
• Shafer, who was appointed to the role in May 2022 and won the special election race for the seat that November, will serve out the rest of his term, which expires this December.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
• Pegula helped ice the win by serving out the final two points, delivering an ace on match point.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
• The vehicle up for auction, along with the rest of its peers, served out its duties at various Italian race circuits through the end of the 1970s, according to the sales listing.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2024
• In 2014, his parents tried to persuade Maine authorities to release him to their custody to serve out his probation for a Maine crime.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
• The league, however, has served out suspensions under the policy even when there are no legal charges.
  — Kristie Ackert, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
• Griffin-Valade, who will be sworn in Friday, will serve out the remainder of Fagan’s term, which runs until January 2025.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
• The sentence will be served at federal prison with credit for time served before Thao is transferred to a Minnesota prison to serve out the remainder.
  — Steve Karnowski, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
• Mitchell then won an election to serve out the rest of Adel's term after defeating Democrat nominee Julie Gunnigle later that year.
  — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
• The date itself is up in the air while Chrisley’s parents Todd and Julie serve out concurrent prison sentences for financial crime convictions last year.
  — Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• Cavalcante was convicted of murder last month in the killing of ex-girlfriend Deborah Brandao and will serve out his life sentence.
  — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
• Butler, who will serve out the remainder of Feinstein's term, through January 2025, has not endorsed any of the candidates.
  — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2023
• The authorities said that Mr. Cavalcante would soon be taken to a Pennsylvania state prison to serve out his life sentence.
  — Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• Thao will be returned to federal prison to finish that sentence before he is transferred to a Minnesota state prison to serve out the remaining few months with credit for time served.
  — Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2023
• His name is not on the ballot, but McCarthy’s political influence and campaign funds are still major factors in the fight over who will serve out the remainder of his term in Congress.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
• And that has been a remarkably effective formula for staying in power in a country whose governments rarely serve out their full term.
  — Hussein Ibish, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2014

Last Updated: 20 Aug 2024