community service

noun

: work that is done without pay to help people in a community

She was sentenced to 100 hours of community service for her crime.

Examples of community service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the presentation, MPD said about $13 million goes toward overtime and over $4 million would support recruitment through cadets and community service officers. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

On Tuesday, five months after she was arrested for protesting at the Florida Capitol, Nixon was ordered to pay a $250 fine and complete 15 hours of community service rather than endure a trial. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

He was sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to complete a DUI program and two days’ community service. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Later that year, he was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to complete a DUI program, as well as two days of community service. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for community service

• disservice
• preservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus