How to Use self-service in a Sentence
self-service
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Guests can also make their own cocktails at self-service bars.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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The self-service chip station was missing a sneeze guard.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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The main gear is very strong, and an easy access side plate allows self-service.
—Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
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There are self-service pet-washing stations across the city.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
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Buy online pick up in-store zones with self-service lockers to pick up items.
—Saleen Martin, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
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Every time there’s a spike in gas prices, bills seeking to end self-service pop up.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
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Gas stations would have to charge the same amount for self-service and full-service gas.
—Julia Shumway, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
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Officials witnessed a fly land on a fish in a self-service ice bath.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Making the shift to self-service and online buying must be done in pieces.
—Kimberly Deobald, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Even the cafe cars will get an upgrade complete with self-service options.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2025
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Wonet tried to scan his passport at a self-service kiosk for his flight to Tampa.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
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Plates were stored in the customer self-service area without a proper sneeze guard.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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How will drinks work without the self-service soda machines?
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
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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
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These are full self-service snack, drink, and ticketing areas.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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Another option is to make use of the self-service laundry rooms on some ships.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
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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
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Come evening, a self-service bar is set with wine and cocktails as well as aperitivo snacks.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
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Customers place their items in bins at self-service stations and pay — without having to scan items.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
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Similar questions could then emerge across other forms of self-service.
—Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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One way to cut those costs is by increasing self-service purchasing of its software.
—Brody Ford, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
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The all-in-one self-service app lets customers adjust their plans easily to meet current needs.
—Nancy Clark, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Water was dripping from a soda machine tube at the customer self-service area.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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These locations feature the program's first two self-service kiosks.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
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Amtrak's cafe cars will also get a modern upgrade with self-service options.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2025
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The answer is that 68% of customers will still choose the phone over digital self-service.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Half-and-half at the self-service counter was supposed to be on a 90-minute timer but the timer had not been started by staff.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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From baggage kiosks to glitchy apps, travelers say self-service is shifting more work (and stress) onto them.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 10 July 2026
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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
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Milk in a carafe at the self-service area was outside of the temperature range considered safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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