serve as
Example Sentences
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"And while we have not demonstrated its ability to serve as an antenna that can receive radio signals, there's no reason to believe it wouldn't also work as a receiver."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
After Mandela was elected president in South Africa’s first democratic elections, he personally nominated Pillay in 1995 to serve as a judge on the High Court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini will write and serve as showrunners on the limited series, which will tell the story of young Lady Violet’s romance with her future husband, Viscount Edmund Bridgerton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Today's arrest should serve as a clear warning to the public. Let us all handle the Ghana cedi with dignity."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Eventually, the KGB came up with a scheme that would serve as a kind of smoke screen for Blake's spying on behalf of Russia.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
