Sentence examples for done duty from inspiring English sources

Though they have done duty overseas, few think of them as battle-seasoned.

Edward I also struck halfpennies and farthings to replace the cut pennies that had hitherto done duty for small change.

Both regiments the three victims belonged to had done duty in Afghanistan, although only one of the shooting victims had served there.

A call went out to them and their suppliers, who donated more than 100 diorama items that had done duty in re-enactments if not actual battle.

She examined an East German canvas briefcase, then settled on a metallic-green West German bag that had done duty as a gas-mask carrier.

The band includes the singer and guitarist Zack Weil, the bassist Kevin Cribbin and the drummer Kyle Reynolds, all of whom have done duty in other Chicago thrashy bands.

Does duty come before passion?

Ms. Belforti also does duty cleaning the town hall bathrooms.

Almost anything will do duty as a tomato stake.

And the genus is still doing duty in evolutionary biologists' laboratories.

One says that some tarpaulins handed out after floods in 2004 are still doing duty.