serve as
Example Sentences
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Cook called it the "honour of a lifetime" to serve as head of the company.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Investors are cheering the idea that Intel could serve as a backup chip manufacturer for Nvidia and Google.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
As usual, the toothless punishment did not fit the crime: Ross apologized to clerks and agreed not to serve as chief judge or on a judicial council.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
“The need for a non-sovereign…asset that can serve as a potential hedge against debasement is more important than ever,” he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Burnham told the men that henceforth they would serve as the fair’s Board of Architects.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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