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
Ingham County Circuit Judge James Jamo on Aug. 13 sentenced Baxter to three months of probation, 20 hours of community service, and a $2,500 fine, Nessel said.
—
Paul Egan, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Fowler and Saur pleaded guilty and were given 180 days of house arrest, 150 hours of community service, a three-year prohibition, and ordered to pay more than $9,000 in restitution to NASA.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In July 2024, Willis, 48, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of vehicular homicide in Kinney’s death, and was required to complete 1,000 hours of community service and give up his license for five years as a sentence.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
By the end of the season, her transactional approach to romance yields some modest form of progress: getting her hunky new boyfriend interested in community service.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for community service
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Paul Egan, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Fowler and Saur pleaded guilty and were given 180 days of house arrest, 150 hours of community service, a three-year prohibition, and ordered to pay more than $9,000 in restitution to NASA.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In July 2024, Willis, 48, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of vehicular homicide in Kinney’s death, and was required to complete 1,000 hours of community service and give up his license for five years as a sentence.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
By the end of the season, her transactional approach to romance yields some modest form of progress: getting her hunky new boyfriend interested in community service.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for community service
Cite this Entry
“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share