devote
Example Sentences
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Part of what’s appealing about snail mail, she said, is remembering that “it’s really nice to devote your entire attention to something.”
Dressed mainly in black, the Ayatollah’s devoted followers poured into mosques and public squares in major cities on Sunday to mark the start of a 40-day mourning period.
In prison, he became devoted to working out; after his release, Mr. James hung out his shingle as a personal trainer.
Most of “The Women” is devoted to works made between 1951 and 1966, offering a compendium of wide-ranging approaches and occasional surprises.
The CNN anchor is leaving his ’60 Minutes’ role to devote more time to his young children and focus on his other job.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.