active service
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Just 18 of its fleet of around 34 planes are in active service, according to officials.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Washington has 11 aircraft carriers in active service, though one of them is scheduled to be decommissioned next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Clifford had been a trooper in The Queen's Dragoon Guards, but left the Army after two years in 2022, without seeing active service.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
"I write to advise that, after careful consideration, I have decided to continue in regular active service as a United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit," Wynn wrote.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
Donkey's yonks'd gone by since it'd seen active service, mind.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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