sense of duty
Example Sentences
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But a few passengers, crew and off-duty pilots who landed the plane safely overcame their fear and exercised their courage and sense of duty, and helped to make this miracle happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
I find myself caught between a sense of duty and uncertainty about what obligations I actually have — or, for that matter, what obligations I am prepared to take on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“They had a sense of duty to the people around them,” Kyle Avery said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
"The design incorporates Her Majesty's Royal Cypher, a stylised St Edward's Crown and the Auxiliary Territorial Service emblem, acknowledging her wartime service and lifelong sense of duty," the mint added.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
She was a tall, strong woman with a sense of duty like a man.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
