second service
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of second service
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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But she was also broken in her second service game after some unforced errors, recovering to win her next two service games to love.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
It will then be conveyed to Windsor by road, before a second service takes place at St George's Chapel, led by the Dean of Windsor.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2022
The second service most useful to locating users is called Google Location Accuracy.
From Slate ● May 16, 2022
As in the first two rounds, Kyrgios came out in a hurry: his second service game was a 46-second blur.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2020
“Didn’t you know there’s a second service in the afternoon?”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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