How to Use self-service in a Sentence

self-service

noun
  • Guests can also make their own cocktails at self-service bars.
    — Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The self-service chip station was missing a sneeze guard.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The main gear is very strong, and an easy access side plate allows self-service.
    — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • There are self-service pet-washing stations across the city.
    — The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Every time there’s a spike in gas prices, bills seeking to end self-service pop up.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Gas stations would have to charge the same amount for self-service and full-service gas.
    — Julia Shumway, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Officials witnessed a fly land on a fish in a self-service ice bath.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Making the shift to self-service and online buying must be done in pieces.
    — Kimberly Deobald, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Even the cafe cars will get an upgrade complete with self-service options.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Wonet tried to scan his passport at a self-service kiosk for his flight to Tampa.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
  • Plates were stored in the customer self-service area without a proper sneeze guard.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How will drinks work without the self-service soda machines?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
  • Under the new law, there can’t be more self-service pumps at a gas station than full-service ones.
    — Andrew Selsky, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • These are full self-service snack, drink, and ticketing areas.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Another option is to make use of the self-service laundry rooms on some ships.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Cast your mind back to a time when no one was the least bit concerned about salad bar-style self-service toppings.
    — oregonlive, 15 July 2023
  • Come evening, a self-service bar is set with wine and cocktails as well as aperitivo snacks.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
  • Customers place their items in bins at self-service stations and pay — without having to scan items.
    — Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • One way to cut those costs is by increasing self-service purchasing of its software.
    — Brody Ford, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The all-in-one self-service app lets customers adjust their plans easily to meet current needs.
    — Nancy Clark, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Water was dripping from a soda machine tube at the customer self-service area.
    — Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • These locations feature the program's first two self-service kiosks.
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
  • Amtrak's cafe cars will also get a modern upgrade with self-service options.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The answer is that 68% of customers will still choose the phone over digital self-service.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Half-and-half at the self-service counter was supposed to be on a 90-minute timer but the timer had not been started by staff.
    — Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Tandon said the store is laid out by color and size and wants his clients to have a self-service experience on the sales floor.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Tandon said the store is laid out by color and size and wants his clients to have a self-service experience on the sales floor.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Milk in a carafe at the self-service area was outside of the temperature range considered safe.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The gas station didn’t have labels for packages of ice or bulk food in cupboards below the self-service coffee.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
  • Nearly 90 percent of calls are now resolved through self-service or callbacks.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

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