How to Use self-serve in a Sentence

self-serve

adjective
Definition of self-servenext
  • 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
  • The new self-serve stations will print bag tags for checked luggage.
    — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • This bar has 35 self-serve taps of craft beers, plus a variety of wine and champagne.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Corbeau also offers wine by the glass, self-serve beers, and a selection of cocktails, as well as a full retail shop.
    — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • There are also self-serve drink machines with water and sodas at the food locations.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
  • 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
  • Since 2015, some rural counties have permitted self-serve gas at night.
    — oregonlive, 28 July 2023
  • 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
  • Solomon Choi, an entrepreneur known for founding the self-serve frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, has died.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
  • Say goodbye to self-serve drink machines, McDonald's fans.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some rural and coastal Oregon counties legalized self-serve gas at night starting in 2015.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Flower pricing is posted in a shed, where supplies are available for visitors to do the self-serve U-Pick, according to the farm’s website.
    — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
  • The outdoor lounge features two firepits, cozy outdoor seating, and an indoor tap wall offering self-serve beer, seltzer, kombucha, hard cider, wine, and mixed drinks.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Customers can redeem the free coffee at any location's self-serve coffee bar, which will feature 1960s decor.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Earlier this week, McDonald’s stirred up the fast food world when news broke about the removal of self-serve soda machines at all U.S. locations.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Most cruise ships offer laundry pressing and dry cleaning services, or even self-serve launderettes with an ironing board.
    — Brittany Chrusciel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023

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