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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The Daily Mail‘s Richard Eden posed the question on who will be able to serve out Royal Family duties full time.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2025
If a special election is held, the winner would serve out the rest of Higgins’ second full term, which ends in November 2028.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
The winner of that election will replace Turner and serve out the duration of his term.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
The retirement of longtime Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister in August prompted supervisors to move to appoint someone to serve out the remaining year of his term.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2025
If a special election is held, the winner would serve out the rest of Higgins’ second full term, which ends in November 2028.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
The winner of that election will replace Turner and serve out the duration of his term.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
The retirement of longtime Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister in August prompted supervisors to move to appoint someone to serve out the remaining year of his term.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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