How to Use self-service in a Sentence

self-service

noun
  • The stand is self-service from noon to dark (around 8 p.m.).
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Gas stations would have to charge the same amount for self-service and full-service gas.
    Julia Shumway, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The main gear is very strong, and an easy access side plate allows self-service.
    Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • Making the shift to self-service and online buying must be done in pieces.
    Kimberly Deobald, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Every time there’s a spike in gas prices, bills seeking to end self-service pop up.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The answer is that 68% of customers will still choose the phone over digital self-service.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Under the new law, there can’t be more self-service pumps at a gas station than full-service ones.
    Andrew Selsky, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Cast your mind back to a time when no one was the least bit concerned about salad bar-style self-service toppings.
    oregonlive, 15 July 2023
  • The area features three betting windows, 15 self-service kiosks, TVs, a full-service bar and food from the Wings and Rings menu.
    Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Many restaurants have set up self-service kiosks to comply.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Even the cafe cars will get an upgrade complete with self-service options.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2025
  • What to Consider This is a self-service hotel, and pets are not allowed.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Customers place their items in bins at self-service stations and pay — without having to scan items.
    Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But one new addition did open: Blain’s Bath Barn, a new self-service pet wash station outside the store.
    Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Take your car to an auto or self-service wash, or clean it in your driveway the old-fashioned way — with a water hose and a bucket of car wash soap.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The gas station didn’t have labels for packages of ice or bulk food in cupboards below the self-service coffee.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
  • The all-in-one self-service app lets customers adjust their plans easily to meet current needs.
    Nancy Clark, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The location offers 17 self-service kiosks, or bets can taken placed by the ticket-writer at the counter near the skywalk and on the casino floor.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Bank teller—The rise of mobile banking and self-service kiosks continues to reduce the need for in-branch banking staff.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • There were seven mass shootings on Saturday - the most of any day this year Chen used to own a self-service laundry and is now retired.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Meals will be self-service dine-in and carry-out options, with $12 adult dinners and children's dinners.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2024
  • As card readers began to be installed at pumps in the 1980s, the popularity of self-service rose.
    Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 27 June 2023
  • The City of Oakley has announced the opening of a self-service sandbag station for residents.
    Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Fuel pumps out of order at a Gull self-service gas station in Wellington, New Zealand.
    Scharon Harding, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The new Front Street location will serve only self-service bubble teas with milk and tapioca pearls, and maybe some small food items.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
  • Officials witnessed a fly land on a fish in a self-service ice bath.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There are self-service pet-washing stations across the city.
    The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Tandon said the store is laid out by color and size and wants his clients to have a self-service experience on the sales floor.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Employees at the company submit incidents through a self-service portal, by email, or via live chat.
    John Brandon, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Tandon said the store is laid out by color and size and wants his clients to have a self-service experience on the sales floor.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026

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