Sentence examples for quiet devotion from inspiring English sources

She was enchanted by the light in the bare-bones classrooms, by Russian culture preserved and transmogrified, and by the quiet devotion of the parents sitting in the corridor.

Having initially shared his mother's disdain for a man who seemed boring and, by Silicon Valley standards, unsuccessful, he comes to respect and even celebrate his father's quiet devotion.

Quite what the mechanics of branding, managing risk or gaining competitive advantage have to do with a life of quiet devotion in a small female community is hard to imagine but study she did, with the help of video conferencing as visitors were not allowed through the gates.

Tunisian Salafis are identified either as scripturalists, who pursue a quiet, nonpolitical devotion to their creed, or as jihadis, who support armed action.

Although Filippo's adoration of Philippa has its erotic component, his quiet, childlike devotion is more worshipful than lustful, and Mr. Ribisi's still, watchful performance compliments Ms. Blanchett's volatility.

One might speculate that this reticence was due to his upbringing in the Pietist tradition, with its emphasis on quiet, personal devotion rather than public worship; or, it may be that he did not want to participate in the specific churches and chapels of his community, finding them too distant from the ideal religious institutions envisioned in Religion's Third and Fourth Parts.

A restaurant called Lampreia is singled out for praise: "It's admirably quiet, and the devotion to food by the chef is extraordinary: he's an original, the cooking is eclectic and inventive, and I only ever eat there when I'm being entertained by people with expense accounts.

As for his own performance, he was elated enough to abandon his lifetime devotion to quiet understatement.

Bean's atmospheric illustrations, in earthy tones of black, taupe and slate blue, give this quiet tale of maternal devotion a distinctive and appropriately lovely look.

In his 16 months of incumbency, the 48-year-old mayor has labored to replace the city's wastrel image of the flamboyant Marion Barry era with his own jot-and-tittle devotion to quiet executive techniques.

Then, during an adult ed astrology class, Ms. Eden casually explained to her teacher that the reason she could have the astrological sign Gemini and remain still and quiet was because of her devotion to tai chi.