How to Use devote in a Sentence

devote

verb

• I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.
• Those who devote so much time to work question the purpose behind all their efforts.
  — Sherry Walling, Fortune, 12 July 2022
• But Smith devoted his attention to football after his freshman year.
  — Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• Can foundations provide grants and fellowships for young Americans who want to devote their lives to public service?
  — CNN, 14 July 2022
• Those who devote time to a political issue, for instance, might describe the small but meaningful wins that keep them motivated.
  — Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022
• Matthews devotes one parenthetical sentence claiming rocket launches hurt coastal wildlife.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
• However, over the last two decades the New Jersey native and son of Holocaust survivors has devoted much of his life to philanthropy.
  — Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
• The effect enhances some parts of the input data while diminishing other parts — the motivation is that the network should devote more focus to the small but important parts of the data.
  — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 12 July 2022
• When an entire generation of Japanese bartenders devote themselves to its production.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 June 2022
• Only, for the most part, such success derives from catalogue acquisitions, while the streamers devote the brunt of their investment obligations towards live-action.
  — Ben Croll, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
• Rather, the 29-year-old devoted her first ink to a gas station.
  — John McCracken, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
• Dabble in short punchy books, but devote the season to an epic.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
• And coach Sean McVay devoted time to his wife and weeks-old son.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• Newsom devoted his entire State of the State speech in 2020 to the issue.
  — Nick Watt, CNN, 11 July 2023
• Her proposal was to devote an episode to the project of his choosing.
  — Henri Cartier-Bresson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• Then, in 2021, Olson left the band to devote more time to family.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
• My father devoted the last years of his life searching for them.
  — Scott Lebar, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
• At the start of 2023, Holt stopped working at Four Winds to devote his full energy to running.
  — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
• Since leaving Duke, Krzyzewski said he's been able to devote more time to his radio show.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
• The Albie Awards honored those who devote their lives to justice.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2022
• Wegmans has plenty of loyal fans — but are they devoted enough to want to bring a part of the grocery chain home?
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• Churches often devote a day to the blessing of the animals.
  — Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
• Men tend to devote more time to work, but the difference is only 2.4 minutes.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
• On the ground floor, the new Saks women’s store is devoted almost entirely to shoes, with some handbags in the mix.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
• With Laura's case now resolved, Gay and Bob could devote more time with their son David, now 34, and his children.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2023
• It was recommended that the schools devote half the time to reading, writing and arithmetic.
  — Nicholas P. Brown, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• Enzo ferments the dough on Wednesday, and devotes Friday to toppings and sauces.
  — Catherine Smart, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
• 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.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
• Keep in mind, these are people who love the game and have devoted their professional lives to it.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• This sparked in her a fascination with the region and a desire to devote her life to tell its stories.
  — Olivia Alexander, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024