How to Use self-serve in a Sentence
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Look for the self-serve The Lucky Spot machines and scan the ticket barcode.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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The ship provides a self-serve buffet on the Lido deck, which is a clothes-free area.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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The new self-serve stations will print bag tags for checked luggage.
—oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
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This bar has 35 self-serve taps of craft beers, plus a variety of wine and champagne.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
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But do those hotels have a self-serve wine gallery featuring over 30 wines from around the world?
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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In addition to meats and seafood, there’s a self-serve salad bar, side dishes and cheese bread.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
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Most of the beer garden seating is self-serve, but some tables can be reserved at exploretock.com/kegelsinn.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
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And self-serve brews at the mall A company known for its self-pour beer and wine walls is headed to The Mall in Columbia.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
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Often this can be done at home or at self-serve dog-washing stations at pet stores.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Wine lovers also can help themselves to a glass from one of 32 bottles featured in the shop's self-serve dispensers.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
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And while the self-serve buffet on the pool deck is a clothes-free area, passengers must be dressed for all dining room meals – and no, bathrobes don't count.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 2 May 2024
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Starbucks also plans to bring back self-serve condiment coffee bars in all of its cafes by early 2025.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Oregon motorists can now pump their own gas for the first time in 72 years, following a new law ending the decades-old ban on self-serve gas stations.
—Abc News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2023
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Panera removed the Charged Lemonade drinks from self-serve fountains in January and from its menu on May 7.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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Corbeau also offers wine by the glass, self-serve beers, and a selection of cocktails, as well as a full retail shop.
—Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
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In southern cities, cafes typically serve small pots of strong tea with little glasses for you to self-serve.
—Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
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Passengers can use a self-serve process for ticket refunds when a train is canceled or to change trains when theirs is delayed.
—Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
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Peruse their self-serve beer wall, then perch by one of the fire pits outside for the ultimate mountain-town afternoon.
—By sunset, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
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There are also self-serve drink machines with water and sodas at the food locations.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
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Lastly, McDonald’s is getting rid of self-serve soda, to the chagrin of some who like to control their ice-to-drink ratios.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
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Since 2015, some rural counties have permitted self-serve gas at night.
—oregonlive, 28 July 2023
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In the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area, a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline costs a few pennies less on average than in the rest of the state: $5.34.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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Solomon Choi, an entrepreneur known for founding the self-serve frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, has died.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Say goodbye to self-serve drink machines, McDonald's fans.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2023
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The lobby also includes a 24-hour self-serve coffee and tea bar, and alcohol is available for purchase.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024
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There's also a hot and cold buffet (with dim sum!), a self-serve bar with an impressively wide range of wines, and shower suites for freshening up.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
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Some rural and coastal Oregon counties legalized self-serve gas at night starting in 2015.
—oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
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In the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area, a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline costs just under the state average: $5.13.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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Rainfall showers, anti-jet-lag facial treatments, hand rolls and self-serve cocktails are some of the offerings at LAX lounges.
—Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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More brands have been relying less on ad agencies and bringing ad-buying in-house thanks to stronger self-serve platforms and AI tools from large tech companies like Meta and Google.
—Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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