How to Use dedicate in a Sentence

dedicate

verb
  • The new park was dedicated today.
  • The fans are dedicated, loyal and have such big hearts.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The name of a soldier to pray for or dedicate a mitzvah or kabalah to will then be emailed to users.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • At the Squat 17b bar in the city, Eurovision fans gathered to watch the show, dedicating their first round of applause to the Ukrainian Army.
    Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 13 May 2023
  • It was dedicated at 3:15 in the afternoon – the exact time of Pickett's charge.
    David Martin, CBS News, 28 May 2023
  • Up a flight of stairs, the entire third floor is dedicated entirely to the bright primary suite.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
  • This week, one tune from that full-length returns to a number of lists and shows how dedicated her following is.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Rodrigo dedicated the song to the Justices who had a hand in the decision.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The city has argued the Kansas statute does not apply to the sale, saying the land was never legally dedicated as a public park.
    Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Earlier this month, the company announced that its new stage has been dedicated in the name of the late blues and soul singer-pianist Ray Charles.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • From that moment on, Evans dedicated his life to their service.
    Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Stroud played one season as Fields’ backup and dedicated his 2022 season to the late Haskins.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Lanegan, who died in 2022, dedicated a whole chapter of his memoir, Sing Backwards and Weep, to Pierce.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The two besties had been dedicating their time this year to just getting music out on a regular basis.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023
  • The singer dropped his first album in 2018 after quitting his job at a gas station to dedicate himself to songwriting and singing.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This new client base has become so big that the lab has dedicated a whole storage closet to filing the cross-section slides after they’ve been aged.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023
  • In 2019, Wilson made a career pivot, dedicating more time to being a singer.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 1 May 2023
  • At that point, Meachum was about 50 years old and had dedicated her life to freeing and educating Black people.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This issue could be lessened if the state would dedicate even part of the $5 billion earmarked for the Northern Beltline loop around Birmingham, Northrop said.
    Heather Gann | Hgann@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The Kylie Cosmetics founder dedicated several posts to the costume — and struck fitting poses in each of them.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Half of those taps are dedicated solely to North Carolina beers.
    Alicia Valenski, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Then, check out the rest of the Weleda family, including a line dedicated entirely to face care.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Breaux dedicated his life to compassion and restorative justice, and was a beloved presence in Davis, friends said at a vigil this weekend.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 May 2023
  • Higher up, the upper deck is dedicated entirely to the owner.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Since then, Haenel exited the movie biz to dedicate herself to political activism, as well as theater and dance with the artist Gisèle Vienne.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 May 2023
  • The trial is scheduled to run near-daily through November and few news outlets can dedicate a reporter to a courtroom seat for eight hours a day for the duration.
    WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • James wore it last season as the league dedicated its season to honoring Russell.
    oregonlive, 17 July 2023
  • Some fans even dedicate entire sections of their homes to housing their collections.
    Hollyanna McCollom, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
  • On December 8, Christie’s will dedicate an entire auction to his pieces.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The opening minutes of the show were dedicated solely to Hamlin's recovery.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023

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