His blatant time-serving cost him the respect of colleagues who valued principle over expediency.

His time-serving attitude during the crisis cost him the respect of his colleagues.

Her self-serving remarks during the meeting alienated her colleagues.

Please pass me the serving spoon so I can put some salad on my plate.

The community center renovated the serving pantries to make meal distribution faster and more hygienic.

The museum tour included a rare visit to the old manor's serving pantry, where the staff carefully polished and counted the silverware.

Please use the serving spoons to transfer the salad onto the plates.

The chef placed the steaming stew on the counter by the serving hatch so the server could take it to the dining room.

At the catered event, the staff kept several serving mallets polished and ready for carving the roast.

The rigger used a serving mallet to seat the serving neatly into the rope's lay.