How to Use community service in a Sentence

community service

noun
Definition of community servicenext
  • The series brings together a motley crew of strangers forced to do community service.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Markowitz pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count and will receive one day in jail, one year of probation and 160 hours of community service.
    — Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 21 Oct. 2024
  • He was eventually sentenced to five years probation and 180 days of community service.
    — EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The two teams will take part in a community service project while in England as well.
    — Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024
  • The free event is open to ages 12 and older, and community service hours will be available for youths.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The wife was sentenced to one year of probation and 400 hours of community service.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
  • On all of its trips, the troop does community service and learns about the culture of the destination, Ullner said.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • She was sentenced to a year of probation and 400 hours of community service.
    — Emily Holshouser, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • He was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service, according to the AP.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
  • He was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2024
  • He was sentenced to five years of probation and 500 hours of community service.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
  • She was sentenced to three years of probation and 40 hours of community service.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Bell was sentenced in Ohio to two years’ probation and to perform 200 hours of community service.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The star was also sentenced to 250 hours of community service and was on supervised release for one year.
    — Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The Real for Real founder was sentenced to three years of probation and 40 hours of community service.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 July 2024
  • She was given a year of probation and ordered to serve 100 hours of community service.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Rosing faces up to a year in prison and 100 hours of community service, USA Today reported.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • As part of the plea agreement, Keith received 50 hours of community service.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2023
  • As part of her plea deal to avoid jail time, Cardi B was given a three-year order of protection and ordered to 15 days of community service.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The actor entered a no contest plea, was fined and ordered to community service, The New York Times reported.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • He is believed to be working towards a community service requirement to have the charges dropped.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
  • As part of his plea deal, he will be released after a year and he will then be put on probation and community service for the remainder of his sentence.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 July 2024
  • The man who struck Bebe Rexha in the face with his flying phone at a New York concert last summer may get away with only facing 40 days of community service for the attack.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • As part of his plea deal, he will be released after one year and then put on probation and community service for the remainder of his sentence.
    — Scott Zamost, CNBC, 19 July 2024
  • Later that year, he was sentenced to three years’ probation, community service and a $3,000 fine.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
  • He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months' home confinement and 200 hours of community service, according to the New York Times.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Gaynor was given a two-year good-behavior order and told to carry out 100 hours of community service.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • He was still required to complete 75 hours of community service.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Her plea agreement called for three years of probation and restitution with no more than 45 days of community service.
    — Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Clymer told the court Friday Miller had been expected to serve 15 days of community service and complete counseling over the past year.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023

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