devote oneself
Example Sentences
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Is that too young to devote oneself to elite sport, and the mental and physical strains that come with it, asks Kristen Doerer.
From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2019
To devote oneself to Flappy Bird is to know the abject futility of Sisyphus.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2014
Such lives are infinitely pathetic, and perhaps one had rather devote oneself to ministering to minds distressed like these than to any other form of charitable enterprise.
From Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles by Sullivan, W. R. Washington
His definition of wisdom is well known: "to devote oneself to human duties and keep aloof from spirits while still respecting them."
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
I'm sorry about that son of mine, because I should have liked to prove that it is possible to devote oneself utterly to a son without spoiling him.
From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton
