serving

[ˈsɜrvɪŋ]

Definition:
1. An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.
2. An amount of food for one person.
3. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone.

Use 'serving' in a sentence:

1. She was serving behind the counter.
2. The serving of alcoholic drinks was forbidden after six o'clock.
3. Chill the fruit salad until serving time.
4. I went around the guests serving out drinks.
5. We are all committed to serving the Lord and glorifying His name in the best way we know.
6. He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.
7. There's also a restaurant serving hot meals situated on B deck.
8. The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.
9. After all, it is no use serving up TV dinners if the kids won't eat them.
10. They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination.
11. The hotel has a large dining room serving superb local cuisine.
12. A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms.
13. He returned to his homeland with the purpose of serving his own people.
14. She digs the serving spoon into the moussaka.
15. The fish is laid out on a large serving plate to catch the juices.
16. I like to macerate the food in liqueur for a few minutes before serving.
17. A muffin serving size is the size of a light bulb.
18. Some were serving life sentences for murder.
19. Each serving contains 240 calories.
20. He was jailed for 33 months to run concurrently with a sentence he is already serving for burglary.
21. Local radio stations serving coastal areas often broadcast forecasts for yachtsmen.
22. My father was serving on a ship in the South Pacific in 1994.
23. As an active participant in various volunteer work, I have a lot of experience in serving others.
24. Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight?
25. I'm willing to be an ox serving the country all my life.
26. She can't come to the telephone; she's serving a client.
27. The stew must be boiled up before serving.
28. Sir Patrick attempted to sound a positive note, describing the meeting as serving a useful purpose.
29. There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box.
30. The convict was pardoned after serving five years of his sentence.
31. The job will include setting and clearing tables, serving customers and helping in the kitchen.
32. Pile the potatoes into a warm serving dish.
33. I wish I had pleasured myself rather than serving that wicked God.
34. She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence.
35. There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the cutlery back in its box.
36. Amanda Pease is one of almost forty volunteers serving in rural schools in Sierra Leone.
37. Computers have also begun serving agriculture.
38. Although sentenced to life, he will become eligible for parole after serving 10 years.
39. There is a limit to one's life, but no limit to serving the people.
40. She is serving two years for theft.
41. Bradley will go down in history as Los Angeles' longest serving mayor.
42. It is not at all clear why the costs of serving a highly loyal customer should in principle be different from those of serving any other type of repeat customer.
43. After serving his apprenticeship as a toolmaker, he became a manager.
44. Pile potatoes into a warm serving dish.
45. This recipe will be enough for four servings.
46. He's always changing his way of serving.
47. Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl.
48. He was the senior serving naval officer.
49. It is true that when there are start-up costs, such as credit checks, involved in serving a new customer, the costs exceed those of serving a repeat customer.
50. He will actually be serving three concurrent five-year sentences.
51. Quantities will vary according to how many servings of soup you want to prepare.
52. Delicatessen usually require little preparation for serving.