put (something) into service

idiom

: to begin using (something)
The airline expects to put the new planes into service by next year.

Examples of put (something) into service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With the birth of recorded music and film stars like George M. Cohan, Charles Chaplin and others were put into service to sell war bonds. Doug McIntyre, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed during the Trump administration, allowed for 100% bonus depreciation and expensing of private jets — which allowed taxpayers to write off the cost of aircraft purchased and put into service between September 2017 and January 2023. Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024 In a third case, a cleric who had been convicted by a court outside Germany was put into service in the Munich archdiocese and the circumstances speak for Ratzinger having known of the priest's previous history, Pusch said. Geir Moulson, ajc, 20 Jan. 2022 The certificates are the final sign-off that the plane is approved to be put into service, and must be kept with the aircraft. Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 The addition of Engine 80 is part of a year-long pilot program that was recommended by a city study in 2017 that suggested bringing in more of the city’s reserve fire engines that are ready to be put into service in case one of our front-line engines has mechanical or other problems. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024 In a third case, a cleric who had been convicted by a court outside Germany was put into service in the Munich archdiocese and the circumstances speak for Ratzinger having known of the priest’s previous history, Pusch said. Geir Moulson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2022 Laura Mason, an Amtrak executive vice president, said the railroad is working closely with Alstom to meet federal requirements and still expects new trains will be put into service next year. Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023 When the work is completed and the pipeline put into service in 2023, NIPSCO will have 26 miles of new 24-inch-wide natural gas pipeline from Gary’s Aetna area to Kouts, plus about 8 miles of 30-inch-wide natural pipeline in Gary from Aetna to Clark Road, near the Lake Michigan shore. Tim Zorn, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022

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“Put (something) into service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28something%29%20into%20service. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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