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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was served to" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used when describing the act of someone receiving food or a drink, similar to saying "was given to" or "was presented with." Example: The delicious meal was served to the guests on silver platters, adding a touch of elegance to the dinner party.
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Once, crime and fashion was served to me on the same day.
However, an early vintage of the "grower sparkling wine" was served to the Royal family on the Jubilee barge.
The judge, Edward R. Korman, signed a subpoena last week, and it was served to Mr. Gansas on Monday.
A court attendance notice was served to Obeid on the advice from the NSW director of public prosecutions (DPP).
By Frank Sullivan The New Yorker, September 29 , 1928P. 21 The first shore dinner was served to Will Rogers.
He impresses upon him the fact that he must remember the time paper was served to Mr. Finckes, etc.
She would arrive as his breakfast was served to him of coconut, sweets and ripe bananas, and afterwards she danced in the main hall for the visitors.
"I grew up in the '70s," said Ms. Louis, an acclaimed chef in Portland, Ore ."I ate everything that was served to me.
As the marchers lined up for supper (three tons of spaghetti), which was served to them on paper plates, from brand-new garbage pails, night fell.
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most compelling meals I've had on the job was served to me early this spring by a restaurant here called Saison.
Almost a decade ago, he bought the roadside building, which in the 1930s was where dinner was served to vacationers at the nearby Delta Cabins tourist camp.
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