serve as
Example Sentences
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To serve as a warning to all professional sports owners that they can abuse a host city and its fan base for only so long before people revolt by just not caring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The city itself said that electronic voting in the referendum would serve as a test run for the parliamentary vote scheduled for Sept. 18-20.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The PGA Tour also distanced itself from Good Good Golf, announcing the company would no longer serve as title sponsor of an upcoming tournament.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the other extreme, she becomes artist-in-residence of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, where she will serve as pianist, conductor and curator in Beethoven’s birthplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Not only did they protect him, but he used them to run errands, serve as chauffeurs and occasional dinner companions, and be available to do whatever else he wanted at any hour.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
