active service

noun

: participation in a battle or battles

He saw no active service during his time in the army.

Examples of active service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most recent survey by Common Defense on October 19 found 49 percent of active service personnel disapprove of Trump compared to just 42 percent who approved, giving him a net approval rating of -7. — Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

Veterans Day is coming up and there are numerous deals and freebies being offered across the Sacramento area for both veterans and active service members. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Proposals include limiting justices’ active service through legislation—an approach whose constitutionality is disputed—or through a constitutional amendment. — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

About three-quarters of those are in active service, with the remainder held in reserve for a variety of reasons. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for active service

• disservice
• preservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus