How to Use be of service in a Sentence

be of service

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  • To know that my voice and my story were able to be of service.
    Mike Swigunski, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
  • There is no greater joy than to be of service to others.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Then go and find the demo that is most affected by this conflict and be of service to them.
    Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • But fame, wealth, and recognition would give me the power to do things on a larger scale and be of service.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The full moon in Virgo occurs on March 18, asking us to be of service to others.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Therefore, the staff must unite to be of service — not only to their customers, but to each other as well.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • Such problems were quickly fixed, and Yin felt glad to be of service to society.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
  • But without guests to entertain amid the stay-at-home orders, Kung wanted to be of service.
    Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
  • My personal hope is to seize the opportunity to be of service in ways that are true.
    WIRED, 9 Jan. 2023
  • For Jordan, whose father volunteered at a food bank for years, the desire to be of service was instilled in him from a young age.
    Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Her advice to those having a difficult time right now is to try to be of service to others and don't be too hard on yourself.
    Chloe Melas, CNN, 14 Oct. 2020
  • This mandate — to both serve and be of service — has been intrinsic to the Vroman’s charter for more than a century.
    Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Today is a great day to be thinking about ways to be of service to others - to your neighborhood, to your community, and to your great neighbors in the state.
    Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Perhaps it could be seen as Ms. Ma’s undoing, this eagerness to be of service that led her to sweep the sidewalk on a fateful morning last fall.
    New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Instead, the list of participants serves as a database of residents who might be of service and willing to share footage as needed.
    Teri Webster, Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The arc is really exciting for someone who has always wanted to be of service.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 May 2022
  • Preserving the Curtis brothers’ home became his reason for being, a chance to give back and be of service in his new surroundings.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Virgo is the diligent, industrious worker of the zodiac, only wanting to be of service and to contribute to the greater good in some way, whether big or small.
    Emily Newhouse, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022
  • And while the spirit of activism wasn’t something that was going to depart from her soul, the time had come to find a new way to be of service to her community: by focusing on wellness.
    Kayla Greaves, ELLE, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Luna also will be of service to residents during crises and is part of the city’s crisis intervention team launched in 2020 called Noble Act.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Big Hero 6 is getting another spinoff with Baymax!, in which the adorable but somewhat useless marshmallow attempts to be of service to humankind.
    Natalie Lin, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Be genuinely interested in them as a person, listen and be of service—no faking here.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • The routing will flow from planetary capital to nonhumans and from them on to the human communities and scientists who are best able to be of service to them.
    J.m. Ledgard, Wired, 12 May 2021
  • John Griffin-Atil, executive director of the center and former pastor at the church, said the center is a way for remaining members to be of service to others.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Her drive to give these gifts, forgoing items for herself, not only came from a desire to be of service, but also to be able to fully celebrate her miracle baby in a special way.
    Essence, 2 Aug. 2021

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