Sentence examples for a vow of devotion from inspiring English sources

Dancing is a holy act, a vow of devotion.

"When the Time Comes," which Mr. Petty said the band had not performed since 1978, has chiming Byrds guitars but shaky self-esteem; it's a vow of devotion that begins, "This might sound strange, might seem dumb".

Like "I Will Always Love You," the Dolly Parton song that became Ms. Houston's signature hit in 1992, "I Look to You" is a gospel-rooted ballad that builds up to a vow of devotion before humbly tapering off.

"How I Will Say I Love You," the most striking of Mr. DeSare's original songs, is a touching, abject vow of devotion stated calmly in words that are both protective and abject: Break the rules, I'll bend them around you Play the fool, I would never know Break my heart, I'd still be glad I'd found you For Mr. DeSare the hard work that transforms promise into success is paying off.

Mia confounds him by actually living out the compassion and devotion Carter only talks about; worse still, from his point of view, she took a vow of chastity at the age of 13, and, unlike Carter, believes that the point of making a vow is that you keep it.

She took a vow of poverty.

The vow of chastity must be a vow of fruitfulness.

A vow of silence is quite another.

Monks take a vow of silence.

Teaching at a Catholic high school, a vow of poverty.

I have since taken a vow of silence.