devote

Example Sentences

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We are living through an arms race that is pushing countries to devote ever larger shares of their budgets to armaments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Guillen never met Chavez but was inspired to devote herself to organizing on behalf of farmworkers after his death.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

"While in first-world countries, the more the money, they become more active and devote time for their health, this is reversed in India."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Skyrocketing gas prices are “delivering an immediate hit to household budgets — particularly for lower-income families that devote a larger share of their spending to energy.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

That is why chiefdoms devote so much collected tribute to constructing temples and other public works, which serve as centers of the official religion and visible signs of the chief’s power.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond