Sentence examples of "serves" in English
The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise than in useful effort, and it therefore has utility as an evidence of leisure.
La canne sert à annoncer le fait que les mains de celui qui la tient sont employées à autre chose qu'à un effort utile, et elle est donc utile comme preuve d'oisiveté.
My brother wanted to join the army but because of a heart condition he was judged unfit to serve.
Mon frère voulait rejoindre l'armée, mais il fut jugé inapte au service à cause d'une affection cardiaque.
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