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
• So why would Roth want to devote three years of his life to making it?
  — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
• The truth is that because of the format and the length of time, most people don’t want to devote that much time.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2021
• Rather, the 29-year-old devoted her first ink to a gas station.
  — John McCracken, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
• Or the time to devote exclusively to a project of this kind.
  — Liani Maasdorp, Quartz, 3 May 2021
• And the show devoted its full hour to its interview with the Bidens.
  — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
• 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
• The White House said Merck would devote two plants to the production process.
  — Time, 2 Mar. 2021
• The White House said Merck would devote two plants to the production process.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• The White House said Merck would devote two plants to the production process.
  — Zeke Miller and Linda A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• The White House said Merck would devote two plants to the production process.
  — Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2021
• Then, in 2021, Olson left the band to devote more time to family.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
• The letter led to Fox’s decision to devote airtime to fact check the claims.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2020
• 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
• He'll be immersed in baseball and will devote himself to studying the game.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
• 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
• The company has devoted a growing pile of money to federal lobbying, according to the Wall Street Journal.
  — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
• And yet, there absolutely is a secret society in Possession: it’s made up all of the people who have devoted their lives to these obscure Victorian poets.
  — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025