How to Use devotion in a Sentence

devotion

noun

• The project will require the devotion of a great deal of time and money.
• She has cared for the poor with selfless devotion.
• They spend an hour each morning at their devotions.
• The devotion they felt for each other was obvious.
• In the show, Capote betrays his devotion to the swans in service of his craft.
  — Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
• The band has been playing too well and the fan devotion is too strong and the money is too abundant.
  — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• Call it a tribute to the devotion of two divers who shared a passion for the sea and each other.
  — USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• This Film was made to thank my Brazilian fans for their love and devotion.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
• Mets fans were proud of our devotion in the face of near-inevitable defeat.
  — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Which was the stronger—bona fide devotion, or the fruits and rewards of an archbishop?
  — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• The coaches devotion ends, and Kiffin makes the switch to football matters — but still no Xs and O’s.
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
• So, Fay is still on the hunt for a husband whose devotion to Judaism matches her own.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 3 May 2023
• More than a predilection for beef, Hometown’s is a devotion.
  — Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The fans chanted and sang, waved towels in the air, and clacked together plastic bats to show their devotion.
  — Helen Schulman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
• But Blake's devotion to acting was eclipsed by the 2001 death of Bonny Lee Bakley.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
• Concert fashion is one of the biggest ways fans are showing their devotion to artists in 2023.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 27 July 2023
• Anitta provides an assist on the second verse of the track, and proves her endless devotion to the person lucky enough to catch her eyes.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
• Instead, Tello found a new affection for the sport as well as a new level of devotion.
  — Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
• In the original myth, Medusa is a human woman who takes a vow of celibacy out of devotion to Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
• The Irish actor seems like a pretty down-to-earth guy, and that may be partly because of his devotion to his family.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 18 July 2023
• But The Times can confirm that after a decades-long devotion to marijuana, Snoop is looking at the next episode.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• Arizona Republic Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, prayer and devotion to God, will be in March this year.
  — The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
• Saint Bernard The Saint Bernard is a friendly and affectionate breed that is known for its loyalty and devotion.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
• Though the plotlines have evolved from film to film, Selene’s devotion to a leather catsuit and trench coat has remained consistent.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2023
• Time continued to reveal the depth of his devotion, and his character.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• The film is framed with scenes of a late-in-life Bernstein waxing nostalgic about his devotion to Felicia.
  — Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 20 Dec. 2023
• Naturally, her devout fans known as the Swifties were thrilled by this public show of devotion.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
• Their devotion has impressed their friends and colleagues.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
• Unless this matter is expressly addressed in a living will, no one may know the degree of the client's devotion.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• His Lenny is a prodigy, a prankster, a seducer, a monk of creative devotion and, through it all, a man of epic contradiction.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024