How to Use devout in a Sentence

devout

adjective
  • It is his devout wish to help people in need.
  • Even the most devout of founders don’t have all the answers.
    — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Manny, a devout Catholic, cursed at the priest and told him to leave.
    — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 17 July 2019
  • But for a devout Catholic, the issue has not been an easy one for Biden to talk about.
    — Mike Memoli, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Pelosi, a devout Catholic, appealed to Pence's sense of faith.
    — Andrew Taylor, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2019
  • It’s one thing to believe in God, to be prayerful, to be devout, to talk about that faith.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The father is a devout Catholic who refuses to fight for the Nazis.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
  • He's won 41 times so far this year and rebuilt a devout fanbase along the way.
    — Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The devout fans then found out that the thief sold it to the owner of the Admiral Blake pub in London and went from there.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The deeply devout mother who believed in peace lost two sons to war.
    — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 28 May 2018
  • Would the devout Christian emerge a champion against the moral evil of Nazism?
    — Doris Bergen, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Moore, a devout Christian, has known Bowen for 25 years.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Zach was very devout … to his family to his wife and kid.
    — Asena Basak, CBS News, 3 July 2019
  • Bradley, who is straight, married and a devout Latter-day Saint, seems about to go in for a kiss.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Her father, a devout Catholic, later took the throne as James II.
    — Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The three brothers were raised by devout Catholic parents.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • With its house music vibe, the dance track marked the return the Bey Hive (as her devout fan base is known) was more than ready for.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 21 June 2022
  • As a devout Roman Catholic, she is seen as toxic to some Democrats.
    — Doug McKelway, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2018
  • Two justices recommended by Leo were devout Catholics and the third was raised in the faith.
    — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • By the point the church video was taken, in 2017, Mack was a devout member of Overcomer.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Pilecki was a patriot and a devout Catholic and his faith helped sustain him in the camp.
    — Elliot Ackerman, Time, 26 July 2019
  • Cuevas was the eighth of nine children born to a devout Catholic couple in Jalisco and the second to pursue the priesthood.
    — Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 9 July 2022
  • Laughter is a devout member of the Mormon church, and the granddaughter of a Utah dairy farmer.
    — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 16 May 2018
  • The teens were also devout Christians and very active in their church.
    — Alexandra Lo Re, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2019
  • More than that, Dooley was a devout soul, always at chapel, never the bar.
    — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2020
  • Even a devout Barb like Lil Nas X seemed surprised — the camera caught him with a priceless look of shock on his face.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2022
  • In an effort to calm May, a devout Christian, inmates brought her a Bible.
    — Randall Chase, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2018
  • Ratzinger was born in Bavaria in 1927, was raised in a devout Catholic family, and wanted to be a cardinal from the age of five.
    — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Ireland, a devout Christian, remembered getting the chance to pray with Taylor in her later years.
    — John Russell, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The pontiff is resting, the Vatican's press office said publicly on Wednesday morning, in one of its twice-daily updates that have drawn the close attention of devout Catholics worldwide.
    — Willem Marx, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025

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