serve as
Example Sentences
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Swets’s proposal, which The Wall Street Journal has seen, seeks to generate income for some of Greenland’s remote communities and to serve as a “confidence-building measure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Kim's reference to a "nuclear-armed navy" suggests the vessels could serve as launch platforms for tactical nuclear-capable cruise missiles, said Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
At times, it may also serve as an important indicator of global liquidity flows.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Under normal conditions, these peatlands serve as gigantic carbon reservoirs.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a panic, they tied a rope to the generator and threw it overboard, to serve as a second anchor.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
