DEVOTE in a Sentence
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248 example sentences for DEVOTE, such as:
1. Isabella was devoted to her brother.
2. Lucy is absolutely devoted to her cats.
3. To a devoted couple even water tastes sweet.
4. Routine care was all she could devote to the house.
5. To this one purpose I must now devote all my energies.
2. Lucy is absolutely devoted to her cats.
3. To a devoted couple even water tastes sweet.
4. Routine care was all she could devote to the house.
5. To this one purpose I must now devote all my energies.
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Meanings and Examples of DEVOTE
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devote
v. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Routine care was all she could devote to the house.
2 I have to come over to the town's opinion; I have to devote myself to their interests.
3 Only Raymie was so unsociable as to devote himself entirely to acting.
4 Harry Haydock was going to devote himself to the half-dozen branch stores which he was establishing at crossroads hamlets.
5 Many had predicted that Robert would devote himself to Mrs. Pontellier when he arrived.
6 They felt it might be a being partially benighted in the vale of ignorance, but it could not be one who would willingly devote his rich natural gifts to the purposes of wanton treachery.
7 Left now in a measure to themselves, the Mohicans, whose time had been so much devoted to the interests of others, seized the moment to devote some attention to themselves.
8 If there was nothing else left to him, he could at least devote his life to revenge.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
9 He intended, he said, to devote the rest of his life to learning the remaining twenty-two letters of the alphabet.
10 I can only say, madam, that I shall be happy to devote the same care to your case as I did to that of your friend.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
11 To this one purpose I must now devote all my energies.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
Context Highlight In Chapter 10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
12 If I read his character right he will devote his whole energies to revenging himself upon me.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
13 I could read in them a set purpose to devote his life to this quest until the client whom he had failed to save should at last be avenged.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
14 At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my declining years to the composition of a textbook, which shall focus the whole art of detection into one volume.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
15 Tientietnikov in no way regretted this, for he could now devote himself wholly to the projection of a great work on Russia.
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1 Floyd Flake went to his church Sunday to announce his resignation from Congress so he could devote more time to his congregation.
2 He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation.
3 They devote an inordinate amount of time, effort and resource to developing high-calibre managers.
4 Those who trade them hunt out the fiercest insects and devote many hours to training them.
5 Lucy is absolutely devoted to her cats.
6 But the same kind of eclipse did not affect that other great area devoted to reconstructing the history of life: paleontology.
7 Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time.
8 Although the book was devoted to cancer, the word "cancer" did not even appear in the index.
9 He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design.
10 I should think the Welsh are the only people in the world whose only national festival is devoted to music and poetry.
11 Isabella was devoted to her brother.
12 The newcomer on the radio scene is a commercial station devoted to classical music.
13 To a devoted couple even water tastes sweet.
14 The balance of the wages was devoted to new books on flower culture.
15 Several courses are devoted to improving customer care.