Sentence examples for duteous from inspiring English sources

A duteous observer of the Sabbath, he had attended a service of an old, proto-Protestant sect, the Waldensians, where the preacher, "a somewhat stunted figure in a plain black coat," sermonized "on the wickedness of the wide world" and "on the exclusive favour with God" of his sparse congregation.

This sort of cultural weight justifies the literal weight (six pounds) and hefty price tag of DEF JAM RECORDINGS: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label (Rizzoli, $60), a commemorative picture book that's duteous oral history, nostalgia-­inducing ­treasure-trove and, as its subtitle connotes, protracted obituary — not just for Def Jam but for rec­ord labels in a digital age.

The skittish Diana could not dissimulate her exasperation with married life; but neither could the duteous Charles.