10 sentences with 'served'
Example sentences and phrases with the word served and other words derived from it.
• « In the 1980s, many inmates who had served just 13 percent of their sentence, on average, were released weekly onto the streets of Houston. »
• « Thus, the students in class 14 served as babysitters and nannies among known families or performed various jobs to raise funds in addition to the allowances given to them at home. »
• « The bird served as food for the castaways, and bait for fishing, which relieved their hunger and rekindled their hopes for salvation. »
• « Also, animal skins served as clothing and shelter, allowing them to exist in climates where they could not otherwise have settled. »
• « Daughter of the great conqueror Sargon of Akkad, Enheduanna served as the high priestess of the goddess Innana and the moon god Nanna in the city of Ur after its conquest by Sargon's forces. »
• « The next great Mesopotamian empire was the "Ur III" dynasty, named after the city-state of Ur, which served as its capital and was founded around 2112 BC. »
• « Scribes served as an essential part of the continuity of Egyptian politics and culture for thousands of years. »
• « By this time, the Minoans had shared with the Mycenaeans artistic techniques, trade and their writing system, and the latter served as the basis for the maintenance of Mycenaean records in a form known as Linear B. »
• « Phoenician cities also served as crossroads for trade in goods that originated as far afield as England (metals were mined in England and transported to the Near East by overland routes). »
• « Elite prostitutes were known as hetairai, who served as companions for elite men and were supposed to be able to contribute to witty and erudite discussion. »