serve
verb (used without object)
to act as a servant.
is serving
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present progressiveof serve (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Although Kushner chose not to officially rejoin his father-in-law’s second administration, he is serving, along with Trump’s real estate buddy Steve Witkoff, as its special diplomatic envoy.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nanos, who is serving a second term as elected sheriff, approved broad access to his department during the show’s four months of production last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The 76-year-old is the former top associate of the organization's kingpin founder, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The cases of Otero Alcántara and fellow SIM member Maykel Castillo, known as "Osorbo", who is serving an eight-year prison sentence, have been a recurring source of diplomatic tension between Washington and Havana.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
And when we go back into the kitchen, Uncle Basil is serving Garrett a bowl of pineapple chunks.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
