How to Use devote to in a Sentence

devote to

verb
  • But not all could be devoted to strait escorts.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • The next months were devoted to the technical side of things.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • Before things kicked off, a chant devoted to keeping the earth clean echoed at the beach.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Hers is a life devoted to art despite the fact she was yanked from school and married off at sixteen.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • One day in the calendar year is devoted to mothers.
    — Virginia Evans, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • So much energy and cash is devoted to streaming now.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • The third floor is devoted to leisure and entertainment.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • Once devoted to chin-skimming cuts, Hadid has spent the last year growing out her hair.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • Yet for an industry of that size, the coverage devoted to it is sparse and uneven.
    — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
  • In Kühbach, a lot of care and time is devoted to this custom every three years, when a new pole is raised.
    — ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • There’s also a section devoted to books about the region and by local authors.
    — Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026
  • The oldest child is lucky, because a lot of new moms still have the time and energy to devote to something like a baby book.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As a result, some fans and critics felt that much screen time in the second season was devoted to the buildup to the third season.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
  • Together, they’ve been devoted to God and each other.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • And is, in his fashion, devoted to love, writing a love story with its own deliberate ideas about heart.
    — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Otium is the newish Silversea spa, devoted to lengthy, über-pampering treatments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The second floor is devoted to four studios with one configured for pottery production with a kiln room.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The group is just one such entity devoted to nostalgia around the retailer.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Each maintained a studio, and nearly every wall of their home reflected a lifetime devoted to art.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026
  • District dollars devoted to teacher salaries will increase, Miles said.
    — Nusaiba Mizan, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
  • His friend, Hector Ruiz, described him as a kind-hearted doctor who loves his pet cats and is devoted to his work.
    — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Since 1995, the first Monday of May has been devoted to fashion.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 20 Apr. 2026
  • More time devoted to building and preserving homes our neighbors can afford and to cutting red tape to help small businesses thrive.
    — Matt Martin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Among his other collections is one devoted to pre-Hispanic gods.
    — ABC News, 30 May 2026
  • This is pinot noir country—nearly three-quarters of the valley’s vineyard acreage is devoted to its marquee varietal.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
  • Isn’t poetry the most noble of arts, the most sacred, the one nobody, far less someone devoted to writing, should question?
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • There are more than 20 licensed yoga studios, and roughly 26 percent of our land is devoted to green space.
    — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • Their doctors are shady enough that multiple law firms have arms devoted to maritime medical malpractice.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
  • And on a holiday devoted to the idea of self-determination, that’s a goal worth pursuing.
    — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 June 2026
  • Humans have been at this for centuries, Richardson notes, through poetry and art devoted to the natural world.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026

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