do one's duty

Example Sentences

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"I felt it was my duty to come. I certainly felt it would be an unpleasant experience, but that's not a good enough reason not to do one's duty."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2013

"To do one's duty in," she replied gently, but rebukingly.

From The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by Cournos, John

“Pencroff,” answered Smith, “it is necessary to do one’s duty to the end.”

From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.

It's easy to do one's duty when one doesn't care.

From Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Mary Lyon was rather the representative of the religious influence in education, the embodiment of the belief that to do one's duty is the great purpose in life.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul