serve out
phrasal verb
served out; serving out; serves out
: to complete (a term in office, a prison sentence, etc.)
He was unable to serve out his five-year term as chairperson.
She was allowed to serve out her sentence in a prison close to home.
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Holmes, 41, is currently serving out her sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum security federal prison camp approximately 100 miles from Houston.
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
The final course was Tetley tea served out of glass cups, always with a slice of lemon that turned the tea a pale amber color.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Danilović calmly served out, clinching it in 2 hours, 17 minutes when a Williams forehand clipped the net and landed just wide of the line on match point.
—John Pye, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Republican councilman Matthew Bianchini was selected in a 3-2 vote to serve out the remainder of Tompkins’ term, which comes to an end later this year, NJ Advance Media reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
The final course was Tetley tea served out of glass cups, always with a slice of lemon that turned the tea a pale amber color.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Danilović calmly served out, clinching it in 2 hours, 17 minutes when a Williams forehand clipped the net and landed just wide of the line on match point.
—John Pye, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Republican councilman Matthew Bianchini was selected in a 3-2 vote to serve out the remainder of Tompkins’ term, which comes to an end later this year, NJ Advance Media reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Serve out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20out. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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