How to Use devote in a Sentence
devote
verb
- I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.
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Rather, the 29-year-old devoted her first ink to a gas station.
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John McCracken,
The New Republic,
11 July 2023
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Dabble in short punchy books, but devote the season to an epic.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2024
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And coach Sean McVay devoted time to his wife and weeks-old son.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Nov. 2023
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Newsom devoted his entire State of the State speech in 2020 to the issue.
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Nick Watt,
CNN,
11 July 2023
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Her proposal was to devote an episode to the project of his choosing.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2023
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Then, in 2021, Olson left the band to devote more time to family.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2024
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My father devoted the last years of his life searching for them.
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Scott Lebar,
Sacramento Bee,
20 July 2024
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At the start of 2023, Holt stopped working at Four Winds to devote his full energy to running.
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Adam Kilgore,
Washington Post,
21 June 2024
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Since leaving Duke, Krzyzewski said he's been able to devote more time to his radio show.
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Jordan Mendoza,
USA TODAY,
10 May 2023
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The Albie Awards honored those who devote their lives to justice.
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Nicholas Rice,
Peoplemag,
4 Dec. 2022
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Wegmans has plenty of loyal fans — but are they devoted enough to want to bring a part of the grocery chain home?
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Aug. 2023
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Churches often devote a day to the blessing of the animals.
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Matt Keenan,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2024
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Men tend to devote more time to work, but the difference is only 2.4 minutes.
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Trey Williams,
Fortune,
24 Jan. 2023
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On the ground floor, the new Saks women’s store is devoted almost entirely to shoes, with some handbags in the mix.
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Degen Pener,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2024
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With Laura's case now resolved, Gay and Bob could devote more time with their son David, now 34, and his children.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2023
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It was recommended that the schools devote half the time to reading, writing and arithmetic.
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Nicholas P. Brown,
NBC News,
4 Oct. 2023
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Enzo ferments the dough on Wednesday, and devotes Friday to toppings and sauces.
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Catherine Smart,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 July 2023
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Fielder retired a couple of years ago and was ready to devote more time to trout fishing and deer hunting at this time of year.
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D'arcy Egan,
cleveland,
18 Nov. 2022
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Keep in mind, these are people who love the game and have devoted their professional lives to it.
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Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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This sparked in her a fascination with the region and a desire to devote her life to tell its stories.
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Olivia Alexander,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2022
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This freestanding bike rack is a great option for anyone who has the floor space to devote to storing their rides.
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Kathleen Willcox,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Sep. 2022
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Richards, a gym teacher, doesn’t have as much time to devote to the game as his contemporaries who play cornhole full-time.
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Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
11 Aug. 2022
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What Bug has devoted too much time to is getting tattoos.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2024
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That said, the friend also may not be able to devote a ton of time to learning about the best interests of the beneficiaries.
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Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2024
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Even after the major pay increase, Epshteyn has not devoted all of his working time to the Trump campaign.
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Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
3 June 2024
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Palmieri devoted much of his life to subjects that would raise eyebrows today.
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Alessio Perrone,
Scientific American,
16 Aug. 2023
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Nick Gilbert, the donors’ oldest son, was diagnosed with the disease as a child and devoted much of his life to raising awareness about it.
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Maria De Mento,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2024
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So he’s really devoted himself to that part of his game.
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Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com,
al,
15 Aug. 2023
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After devoting more than 20 years to the effort, Mintcheva is most keen to talk about the changing climate of cultural censorship in the country.
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Maddie Klett,
ARTnews.com,
24 Oct. 2024
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