How to Use devout in a Sentence

devout

adjective

• It is his devout wish to help people in need.
• Even the most devout of founders don’t have all the answers.
  — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
• Manny, a devout Catholic, cursed at the priest and told him to leave.
  — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 17 July 2019
• But for a devout Catholic, the issue has not been an easy one for Biden to talk about.
  — Mike Memoli, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
• It’s one thing to believe in God, to be prayerful, to be devout, to talk about that faith.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
• The father is a devout Catholic who refuses to fight for the Nazis.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
• He's won 41 times so far this year and rebuilt a devout fanbase along the way.
  — Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2020
• The devout fans then found out that the thief sold it to the owner of the Admiral Blake pub in London and went from there.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• Moore, a devout Christian, has known Bowen for 25 years.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2022
• Zach was very devout … to his family to his wife and kid.
  — Asena Basak, CBS News, 3 July 2019
• Bradley, who is straight, married and a devout Latter-day Saint, seems about to go in for a kiss.
  — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
• The three brothers were raised by devout Catholic parents.
  — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• With its house music vibe, the dance track marked the return the Bey Hive (as her devout fan base is known) was more than ready for.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 21 June 2022
• Two justices recommended by Leo were devout Catholics and the third was raised in the faith.
  — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• By the point the church video was taken, in 2017, Mack was a devout member of Overcomer.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
• Pilecki was a patriot and a devout Catholic and his faith helped sustain him in the camp.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Time, 26 July 2019
• Cuevas was the eighth of nine children born to a devout Catholic couple in Jalisco and the second to pursue the priesthood.
  — Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 9 July 2022
• The teens were also devout Christians and very active in their church.
  — Alexandra Lo Re, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2019
• More than that, Dooley was a devout soul, always at chapel, never the bar.
  — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2020
• Even a devout Barb like Lil Nas X seemed surprised — the camera caught him with a priceless look of shock on his face.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2022
• Ratzinger was born in Bavaria in 1927, was raised in a devout Catholic family, and wanted to be a cardinal from the age of five.
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
• As a devout Christian, Vardanega felt she was meant to be there at that moment to save the boy.
  — oregonlive, 9 July 2020
• The public prayer also helped shore up his image as a devout man.
  — Washington Post, 27 July 2019
• In Sunday’s service at the Church of the Epiphany, there was a small but devout audience of about 25 people.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2019
• As a devout Catholic, Joe Biden believes in the afterlife.
  — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 10 Nov. 2020
• His mother, Anne, is a devout Catholic and homemaker who could dress a deer.
  — John Rosengren, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2020
• Of course, not everyone at the pub was a devout women’s soccer fan.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Aug. 2023
• Hunter believes Smit, a devout Christian, crossed a line.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
• This represents a substantive shift among the faithful: For decades, women were always more devout, both in U.S. churches and around the world.
  — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
• Jackman has been an advocate for meditation and a devout follower of the foundation.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025