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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He was reelected to the City Commission in 2017 and is currently serving out the second term of his latest stint.
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Andreeva won the game, but Anisimova ultimately served out the match and will next face her friend Emma Raducanu in the round of 16 on Monday.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Since the commission got to work just over 110 years ago, the norm has been for commissioners to serve out their seven-year terms without interruption by presidents.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
Rhodes was serving out an 18-year prison sentence when he was released this week because of Trump’s commutation.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Andreeva won the game, but Anisimova ultimately served out the match and will next face her friend Emma Raducanu in the round of 16 on Monday.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Since the commission got to work just over 110 years ago, the norm has been for commissioners to serve out their seven-year terms without interruption by presidents.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
Rhodes was serving out an 18-year prison sentence when he was released this week because of Trump’s commutation.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serve out
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“Serve out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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