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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Under union bylaws, Chiarello will serve out the remainder of Davis’ term, which runs through 2027.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Thirty-six of the detainees were serving out life sentences in Israeli prisons, but only 12 of them were allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Riley is currently serving out the rest of her sentence at a residential reentry center in Southern California after she was released from a Texas prison in December 2024, per ABC News.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The 23-year-old Italian soon broke back to make it 2-2, but Shelton looked to have secured the deciding break in the set to go 6-5 ahead and give himself a chance to serve out.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Thirty-six of the detainees were serving out life sentences in Israeli prisons, but only 12 of them were allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Riley is currently serving out the rest of her sentence at a residential reentry center in Southern California after she was released from a Texas prison in December 2024, per ABC News.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The 23-year-old Italian soon broke back to make it 2-2, but Shelton looked to have secured the deciding break in the set to go 6-5 ahead and give himself a chance to serve out.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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