devolving on
Example Sentences
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It passes comprehension how Nansen could have thus deviated from the most sacred duty devolving on the commander of a naval expedition.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof
It well represents the unification of the religious and military offices devolving on the Church of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in Castile,—a bellicose house rather than one of prayer.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
In this battle the commander of the Confederate army, General Albert Sidney Johnston, was killed in the first day's fighting, the command devolving on General G. T. Beauregard.
From Ulysses S. Grant by Allen, Walter
His lights, too, were turned down, a new man from the troop having asked for and assumed the duties formerly devolving on the wretch Downs, now doing time within the garrison prison.
From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Remington, Frederic
Health again began to fail, and we felt unequal to the work devolving on us.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James
