How to Use devote in a Sentence

devote

verb

• I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.
• Keep in mind, these are people who love the game and have devoted their professional lives to it.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• This freestanding bike rack is a great option for anyone who has the floor space to devote to storing their rides.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 10 Sep. 2022
• His speed and elusiveness is requiring opponents to devote extra resources to cover him.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022
• And that advocacy center could devote some resources and attention to getting ready to defend these cases.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022
• Common sense dictates that the only two rational paths would be to flee Ukraine for another country’s safety or devote oneself fully to the war effort.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
• Mike has devoted much of his career to the innovation of networking technologies and the business growth strategies stemming from these advancements.
  — Mike Bushong, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• Martin suggests that Alicent came to devote her life to her duties as queen, partly to ensure that her reputation never becomes sullied.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022
• As brands and political parties devote more attention and money to the podcasting space, consumers will see competition, quality, and choice grow.
  — Oskar Serrander, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
• Despite the couple’s enthusiasm, Vermont Crossroads didn’t have many resources to devote to promotion.
  — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
• Vance, the venture capitalist turned politician, has said bluntly that the U.S. shouldn’t devote anymore tax-payer dollars to help the Ukrainians.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Sep. 2022
• But now that that possibility has been ruled out, planners at NASA and elsewhere devote their attention to smaller objects in space.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 Sep. 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
• 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
• Then, in 2021, Olson left the band to devote more time to family.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
• My father devoted the last years of his life searching for them.
  — Scott Lebar, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
• 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
• Since leaving Duke, Krzyzewski said he's been able to devote more time to his radio show.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024