serve out

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.

Examples of serve out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chauvin has been serving out the concurrent sentences in a federal prison in Big Spring, Texas. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

The winner will serve out the final two years of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Senate term. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Plus a few other wackadoodles banished from labels, serving out their sentences in our nuthouse. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Darline Graham, was appointed to serve out the remainder of his current term, then opted to run for the seat, winning the biggest share of votes but not the majority needed to avoid a runoff. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for serve out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout