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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'serve a sentence' is correct and usable in written English.
The phrase is used to describe the situation of being sent to prison as punishment for a crime. For example, "After being convicted of fraud, the defendant was sentenced to serve a sentence of 3 years in prison."
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He agreed yesterday to serve a sentence of 20 years in prison.
In 1991, he was paroled and sent to Missouri to serve a sentence for theft.
But he was put on report and won't serve a sentence on the Wallabies' spring tour.
JoAnn Taylor was sent to the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, to serve a sentence of forty years.
Surely it should be one or the other – either serve a sentence, or have a criminal record – but not both.
"The petitioner should not be made to continue to serve a sentence for a conviction that has been vacated by this court, as it has been found unconstitutional".
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She served a sentence for her crime.
She was serving a sentence on a larceny charge.
He is serving a sentence of 30 years.
(Allen is currently serving a sentence of thirty-six months).
Mr. Robbins, a native of Gary, was serving a sentence for murder and weapons convictions.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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