Sentence examples for order to devote from inspiring English sources

(She quit high school in order to devote herself to skating).

He left the order to devote his life to fighting injustice.

In 1954, Clavé decides to abandon theatre design in order to devote himself to his painting.

Goelet has cut down a bit on his Estate time in order to devote more to the Museum.

In 1887 she resigned a pastorate she had accepted nine years earlier in order to devote herself to suffrage work.

Then, for many years, he suspended his academic work during the summer in order to devote himself to farming.

In 1970 he retired from his administrative position in order to devote his time exclusively to choreography.

Hamlin remained librarian until 1945, when he resigned in order to devote more time to his professorship.

This was a man who walked away from his wife, his country and his friends in order to devote himself to Formula One.

In the time remaining to him — less than five years — he lived off the remains of his inheritance in order to devote himself to greatness.

Steven Soderbergh, who celebrated his 50th birthday two months ago, recently announced his retirement from the cinema in order to devote himself to painting.