How to Use service industry in a Sentence

service industry

noun
  • This is still as much a service industry as a technical one.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The new spot is even open late on Mondays to better serve the service industry.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Love has worked in retail before as a cashier and in various jobs in the food service industry.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • In other words, to provide a service for the service industry.
    — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • While grocery store demand remains strong, the food service industry has seen reduced demand for dairy.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Tell that to people who work in the service industry, agriculture, and construction sectors.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • She’s worked in the retail, marketing, sales and service industry for a long time and Michael is retired from the Marines.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Most were men, and many worked in construction, agriculture, gardening and the service industry.
    — ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • The service industry was at the core of the relief efforts, with workers giving their all to care for neighbors while enduring their own losses and woes.
    — Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The service industry and public sector still provide jobs, and there has been hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of redevelopment.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
  • This could put real money back into the pockets of restaurant servers and others in the service industry, and that money gets spent, which helps the economy.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The law eliminates federal taxes on tips for older than 60 service industry jobs.
    — Sarah Davis, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Samuel Liu, an executive in his mid 30s in the medical service industry, agrees.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • The food service industry is competitive, so your restaurant has to offer a well-rounded experience.
    — Carey Bringle, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • While financially frustrating for all involved, my story is just a blip on the radar of service industry experiences this past weekend.
    — Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
  • From casual eateries to sit-down restaurants, the service industry was the largest beneficiary of pension spending.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Airlines are also, first and foremost, a service industry, and Frontier has a poor reputation for customer service.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The Chinese company is aiming to roll (no pun intended) these robots out into the service industry in customer-facing roles.
    — New Atlas, 7 June 2026
  • Like so many other places in regional Britain, its mines and mills have been replaced by retail and service industry jobs; its local stores now vape shops or vacant altogether.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026
  • The rapid growth of the service industry means that many workers instead produce intangibles—tax advice, food delivery, data analysis.
    — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Investors have seen the stock as a potential victim of artificial intelligence as more service industry tasks are automated.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Her introduction to the service industry was on Massachusetts Street in the ‘80s.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Truly, Ohm is the kind of guy who is guaranteed to ruin anyone’s day, especially kindly service industry professionals who have no choice but to be civil.
    — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Beneath its incredible cover, this novel's insightful depictions of privilege and the service industry inside are even more vibrant.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Those who knew Kok described him to the Daily News in 2019 as a kind and humble gentleman who traveled long distances for jobs in the service industry.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The new offerings and attempts to broaden appeal for diners are key in the food service industry as consumers rein in spending amid economic uncertainty, and prices on many items surge due to tariffs and overall inflation.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • High housing costs have threatened Florida’s status as a relatively inexpensive haven for retirees and service industry workers.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • The Jain family, which has operated two memorable Boise-area Indian restaurants, is saying thank you and farewell — at least to the food-service industry.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2026
  • According to the survey, 54% of women aged 18-54 and 48% of service industry workers were passive news consumers.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The young man last targeted the 83-year-old Kok, another staple of the community and a service industry worker who had fallen on hard times a decade prior following his wife’s passing.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

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