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
• 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.
  — Arkansas Online, 3 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.
  — Time, 2 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
• 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
• And while his death in action makes for great talk show fodder for her sister, who is an actor, the stoic Katherine has devoted her career to honoring his memory instead.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
• His verbal tics, over-the-top gestures, and knack for creating indelible moments are endearing to the public in a way that professional Democrats who devote their work lives to covering and fighting him could never understand.
  — Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025