How to Use devote in a Sentence

devote

verb

• I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.
• Rather, the 29-year-old devoted her first ink to a gas station.
  — John McCracken, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
• 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
• Since leaving Duke, Krzyzewski said he's been able to devote more time to his radio show.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Palmieri devoted much of his life to subjects that would raise eyebrows today.
  — Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2023
• Nick Gilbert, the donors’ oldest son, was diagnosed with the disease as a child and devoted much of his life to raising awareness about it.
  — Maria De Mento, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
• So he’s really devoted himself to that part of his game.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2023
• Storage space is far too precious in most kitchens to devote room to gadgets that perform just one function.
  — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2024
• The menu devotes a section to vegetables, some of which incorporate meat as a grace note.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
• Buffett devoted much of the letter to praising Munger’s role in creating the sprawling firm.
  — Sally Bakewell, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
• The Bills devoted an extra defender in the box in the second half, and with the run game neutralized, Miami had three three-and-outs in the second half.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
• The book devoted an entire section to the role of hunting in human evolution.
  — Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
• His mother, the former Gladys Churchill Willis, was deeply religious, and later influenced her younger son to devote his life to God.
  — Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• The Mahler scene in Ely Cathedral gives a potent sense of why people devote so many thousands of hours of their lives to learning and perfecting their practice.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
• The main deck is home to four generous guest cabins, while the upper deck is devoted primarily to the owner.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
• Yes, devoting an entire spare room to clothing storage might sound indulgent, but if done right, the space can still have a secondary use.
  — Laura Fenton, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• Share your story In the post-pandemic world, consumers have been devoting more of their budgets to services compared to goods.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
• During this rearing period, the mother will roost in a special nursery cave to devote full attention to the pup.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2023
• Ever since, Ford has devoted herself to ensuring Patches trims down to a healthy size.
  — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
• To make up for its diminishing ties with the West, China is devoting more attention to making deals in the Global South.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• The happy couple seemed to be on a straight and narrow path after putting their lives of organized crime behind them, and devoting themselves to the sand business.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
• Having Stroud on the relative cheap through 2026 stiffens the tailwind, enabling the Texans to devote larger slices of the salary cap to other positions.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
• That's somewhat conservative, as many people devote more than 25% of their budget to those costs.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
• The theater was founded in 1940 and taken over six years later by Don Stolz, who devoted nearly seven decades to the small theater on the shores of Lake Minnetonka.
  — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024