How to Use in-service in a Sentence

in-service

adjective
  • The brazen rush-hour theft — partially dismantling an in-service subway train while riding on it — is at least the second such act in a week.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • Alongside the post, the department shared pictures of the bird looking cozy inside the not-in-service motorcycle.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • It was based on an in-service Italian design, which would be modified to meet US requirements.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 officials have set an in-service target date of mid-2029.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In addition, the Tianzhou-10 toted up to the station China's first dynamic, in-service test of perovskite solar cells.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 27 May 2026
  • For example, the in-service start of the Mountain Valley Pipeline marked a meaningful milestone for Appalachia.
    — Bryce Erickson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • NetJets plans to build a 24-strong fleet of Global 8000 aircraft that will replace the in-service Global 7500 jets.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Educational in-service logs were neither updated nor organized, and several logs did not identify the material or participants by title or department, one of the reports says.
    — Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Other plans for the new year include a significant overhaul of officers’ in-service training that will cover a wide range of topics including tactics, deescalation tips and lessons on legal standards and constitutional policing.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Yet, policing experts who spoke with The Courier Journal say basic training — as well as yearly in-service training to keep up on skills and learn about new laws and trends in policing — is critical for anyone acting as law enforcement.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
  • However, since school calendars in the city and county are generally set at the beginning of the calendar year, the special recall election was scheduled regardless of teacher in-service days, student class schedules and other events, Kieffer said.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In Kentucky, certification requires officers complete more than 800 hours of basic training in addition to 40 hours of in-service training a year to maintain their certification.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Built to listen for submarines The Explorer-class ships are being developed to replace Navy’s aging fleet of in-service Victorious and Impeccable class ocean surveillance vessels.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
  • There were 570 in-service submarine cable systems globally as of February 2025, with plans in progress for 81 more, according to the trade publication TeleGeography.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026

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