How to Use devote in a Sentence

devote

verb

• I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.
• She, too, was harried and didn’t devote enough time to self-care.
  — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
• Set out a decent chunk of shower time to devote to the process.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2022
• Dabble in short punchy books, but devote the season to an epic.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
• So why would Roth want to devote three years of his life to making it?
  — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 4 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
• Gemignani has devoted his life to pizza.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
• Bevell will now be able to devote more attention to both sides of the ball.
  — Dennis Waszak, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Dec. 2021
• Her proposal was to devote an episode to the project of his choosing.
  — Henri Cartier-Bresson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• My father devoted the last years of his life searching for them.
  — Scott Lebar, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
• The box set devotes a lot of time to the summer of 1963.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
• There are still young people out there who are devoting themselves to the craft.
  — Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
• The experience pushed her to devote her life to gut health.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
• Not only did the Times devote front-page space to this madness, though.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Feb. 2022
• So the book devotes an entire chapter to the topic.
  — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026
• Rather, the 29-year-old devoted her first ink to a gas station.
  — John McCracken, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
• Maunder, enthralled, would devote the rest of his life to the study of the Sun.
  — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
• Some people may want to devote even more time, or see the areas on separate days.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
• McGrath devotes a whole chapter to lunch.
  — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• And the show devoted its full hour to its interview with the Bidens.
  — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
• And others simply see crypto as a way to build wealth and devote more time to worship.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
• Those who devote so much time to work question the purpose behind all their efforts.
  — Sherry Walling, Fortune, 12 July 2022
• Most people devote one week to this trek, planning for four to seven hours of hiking a day.
  — Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 12 June 2025
• For example, one of my friends devotes each day of the week to a different zone in her house.
  — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
• Then Peg devoted her life to her career and her daughter.
  — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
• He'll be immersed in baseball and will devote himself to studying the game.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
• Most people lack the time or wealth to devote themselves to politics.
  — Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2020
• Pensions are lifelines for those who devote their lives to public service.
  — Tom Steyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
• In her victory speech, Takaichi promised to devote herself to the job.
  — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
• Others feel called to devote years to this work, to step into herbalism as a vocation.
  — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025