Sentence examples for serving to close from inspiring English sources

A college degree represents a path out of poverty and into the middle class, serving to close a critical societal gap of separation that affords them a brighter future, filled with hope and possibilities.

The Spaniards then held serve to close out the set.

Rather than open up debate, this kind of thing serves to close it down.

A large central muscle (adductor muscle) serves to close the valve against the pull of the ligament.

Tomic broke Anderson at 4-3 in the tiebreaker and then held serve to close out the match.

Sampras then held serve for a 5-3 leandand broke Black's serve to close out the match.

It also served to close the loop for her mother, who had been patiently waiting for that moment.

It has ironically served to close down debate and fails to acknowledge the fact that freedom of speech comes at a cost.

Isner sealed the victory in the fourth set by smacking consecutive return winners off Federer's serve to close out the 4-6, 6-3.

On Monday night, Roddick, 29, smashed three straight huge serves to close out an improbable 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4 win over his longtime foil Roger Federer.

Federer struggled in the second set, too, but steadily found the edge he needed on his serve to close out a 1-6 7-5 6-3 win and another date with Nadal.