self-serve
adjective
: permitting or offering self-service
self-serve gas
a self-serve farm stand
These hotels are surprisingly good—with fresh beds, flat-panel TVs, self-serve breakfast buffets and free wireless broadband.—
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Rich KalgaardExamples of self-serve in a Sentence
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The drinks, once available for self-serve, were moved behind the counter in January 2024 following the lawsuit allegations.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 May 2024
Following the multiple legal complaints, Panera removed the self-serve fountains in some locations.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The ship provides a self-serve buffet on the Lido deck, which is a clothes-free area.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
And while the self-serve buffet on the pool deck is a clothes-free area, passengers must be dressed for all dining room meals – and no, bathrobes don't count.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 2 May 2024
Rather than self-serve soft drinks or salty snacks, the bodega contains an artisan wine club with bottles featuring crisp, funky labels, $10 miso potato chip chocolate bars, a $24 bottle of olive oil, various colorful incense, sage and crystals.
—Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Customers can redeem the free coffee at any location's self-serve coffee bar, which will feature 1960s decor.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
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Burger chain Shake Shack signaled last year that all of its locations would have self-serve ordering kiosks by the end of 2023.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
But do those hotels have a self-serve wine gallery featuring over 30 wines from around the world?
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 May 2024
Following the multiple legal complaints, Panera removed the self-serve fountains in some locations.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The ship provides a self-serve buffet on the Lido deck, which is a clothes-free area.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
And while the self-serve buffet on the pool deck is a clothes-free area, passengers must be dressed for all dining room meals – and no, bathrobes don't count.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 2 May 2024
Rather than self-serve soft drinks or salty snacks, the bodega contains an artisan wine club with bottles featuring crisp, funky labels, $10 miso potato chip chocolate bars, a $24 bottle of olive oil, various colorful incense, sage and crystals.
—Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Customers can redeem the free coffee at any location's self-serve coffee bar, which will feature 1960s decor.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Related article Here’s where the minimum wage is increasing this year
Burger chain Shake Shack signaled last year that all of its locations would have self-serve ordering kiosks by the end of 2023.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
But do those hotels have a self-serve wine gallery featuring over 30 wines from around the world?
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Self-serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-serve. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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