How to Use self-serve in a Sentence

self-serve

adjective
  • The one on the farm is self-serve and open 24/7.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Keep a breakfast station so kids can self-serve.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Drinks are self-serve, lawn games are encouraged, and music is a must.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2025
  • Often this can be done at home or at self-serve dog-washing stations at pet stores.
    — Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The lounge is very large, equipped with ample seating, a fresh food buffet, and a self-serve bar.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • This bar has 35 self-serve taps of craft beers, plus a variety of wine and champagne.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • Patch's self-serve platforms are its highest-margin revenue source.
    — Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
  • These companies also have staffed or self-serve Amazon kiosks at many of their stores.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Oh, and inhaling self-serve frozen yogurt with candy toppings for dessert.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2025
  • There are also self-serve drink machines with water and sodas at the food locations.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
  • 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
  • Look for the self-serve The Lucky Spot machines and scan the ticket barcode.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Secondly — and perhaps most notably — a self-serve tap wall beckons customers to grab a cup and pour their own beer.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • Make insights self-serve and decision-ready for everyone.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Set up a casual self-serve spot so guests can refill without interrupting play.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Since 2015, some rural counties have permitted self-serve gas at night.
    — oregonlive, 28 July 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
  • Corbeau also offers wine by the glass, self-serve beers, and a selection of cocktails, as well as a full retail shop.
    — Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 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
  • There are self-serve sandwiches and pastries available all day such as Portuguese pastéis de nata.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • There is a self-serve appetizer buffet but most of the hot dishes are off the menu and delivered to the table.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Starbucks also plans to bring back self-serve condiment coffee bars in all of its cafes by early 2025.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The move has already sparked reactions online from customers surprised to see the self-serve soda fountains gone.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

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