devote
Example Sentences
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Board members are legally required to devote their entire time to the business of the board.
From Barron's
Since the late 1970s, a number of biographies of Mansfield have sought to dismantle the sanitized version of her life promoted by Murry, and a scholarly industry devoted to restoring her unadulterated voice has flourished.
On a campus where expectations outpace reality, the 75 minutes Mr. Mansfield devoted to Machiavelli or Hobbes felt special.
In October, shortly after Dame Jilly's death, Camilla said she was "so saddened" by the news, adding: "May her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs."
From BBC
Although Shaheed didn’t catch another pass for the rest of the game, the Rams’ secondary had no choice but to devote precious resources to covering him.
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