Sentence examples for devote from inspiring English sources
devote
To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter.
- They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ.
The word 'devote' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you want to express someone's dedication to an activity or cause. For example: "She devoted her life to helping the less fortunate.".
Willke quit delivering babies in the late 1960s to oppose abortion, retiring from his medical practice in 1988 to fully devote his time to the anti-abortion movement.
And that's what gives me the hunger and drive to every day devote my life to the job".
This is a principle that carries over to this month - however you will also devote a lot of time to technique.
Lowles said it was vital that the government, police and security services began to devote the same level of resources as to other extremist threats.
They construct a labyrinth of falsehoods from which it is almost impossible to emerge without the help of people who devote their lives to navigating it.
She said she hoped that other Christians would feel less intimidated after her experience – "I devote myself to them," she said.
With the help of Henning Kristiansen's atmospheric cinematography, in a range of muted primary colours, Axel captures the bleak Jutland peninsula of the 1870s, where live two unmarried sisters (Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel), daughters of the former pastor, and founder of an austere religious sect, who devote themselves to keeping alive his memory and his teachings in the tiny remote community.
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