How to Use devote in a Sentence

devote

verb

• I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.
• Set out a decent chunk of shower time to devote to the process.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2022
• Rather, the 29-year-old devoted her first ink to a gas station.
  — John McCracken, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
• Dabble in short punchy books, but devote the season to an epic.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
• Not only did the Times devote front-page space to this madness, though.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Feb. 2022
• And coach Sean McVay devoted time to his wife and weeks-old son.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• Newsom devoted his entire State of the State speech in 2020 to the issue.
  — Nick Watt, CNN, 11 July 2023
• Her proposal was to devote an episode to the project of his choosing.
  — Henri Cartier-Bresson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• Bevell will now be able to devote more attention to both sides of the ball.
  — Dennis Waszak, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Dec. 2021
• Then, in 2021, Olson left the band to devote more time to family.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
• Davidson isn’t likely to sign or trade for one or devote a first-round pick.
  — Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
• My father devoted the last years of his life searching for them.
  — Scott Lebar, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
• But the true revelations come above ground, as the story devotes more time to the outies and their loved ones.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
• At the start of 2023, Holt stopped working at Four Winds to devote his full energy to running.
  — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
• Cook, 78, has devoted much of his life to studying and honoring the species.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
• Since leaving Duke, Krzyzewski said he's been able to devote more time to his radio show.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
• With only a half-day to shoot the scene, McBride decided to devote all of the resources to one side of the battle and focus on one shot.
  — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
• The Albie Awards honored those who devote their lives to justice.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2022
• Wegmans has plenty of loyal fans — but are they devoted enough to want to bring a part of the grocery chain home?
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• Churches often devote a day to the blessing of the animals.
  — Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
• Men tend to devote more time to work, but the difference is only 2.4 minutes.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
• The first is the time and money companies must devote to grappling with fast-rising prices.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2022
• On the ground floor, the new Saks women’s store is devoted almost entirely to shoes, with some handbags in the mix.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
• With Laura's case now resolved, Gay and Bob could devote more time with their son David, now 34, and his children.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2023
• To fix a bottom-five offense and bring out the best in Fields, the Bears will have to devote significant resources to so many things.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• It was recommended that the schools devote half the time to reading, writing and arithmetic.
  — Nicholas P. Brown, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• Enzo ferments the dough on Wednesday, and devotes Friday to toppings and sauces.
  — Catherine Smart, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
• Fielder retired a couple of years ago and was ready to devote more time to trout fishing and deer hunting at this time of year.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
• He was recently baptized and now devotes much of his platform to his newfound Christian faith.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
• Smith, who ran her own pet grooming business, devoted herself entirely to Piper’s pageant pursuits.
  — Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025