How to Use devotion in a Sentence

devotion

noun
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  • The project will require the devotion of a great deal of time and money.
  • She has cared for the poor with selfless devotion.
  • They spend an hour each morning at their devotions.
  • The devotion they felt for each other was obvious.
  • Looking back at my career, some of that devotion was unhealthy.
    — Abby Wambach, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2023
  • To anyone who knows me, and my unerring devotion to kidnapping, this news will surely come as a shock.
    — Nathaniel Stein, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The hard work and devotion of orchestra life is a lot less glamorous and a lot more boring in real life.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • So, who is the man receiving Adele's sweetest devotion?
    — Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Lionel Richie and Diana Ross don’t miss a beat with this touching tune of devotion.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Yet their devotion to the work — and often their employees — is heartening, even humbling.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 7 Feb. 2023
  • What most people love about Chessies is their intelligence, but especially their devotion to you.
    — Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Gary’s interests are many, including his devotion to theater and his moonlighting as a cantor at his synagogue.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In the show, Capote betrays his devotion to the swans in service of his craft.
    — Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The band has been playing too well and the fan devotion is too strong and the money is too abundant.
    — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Call it a tribute to the devotion of two divers who shared a passion for the sea and each other.
    — USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • This Film was made to thank my Brazilian fans for their love and devotion.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Mets fans were proud of our devotion in the face of near-inevitable defeat.
    — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Which was the stronger—bona fide devotion, or the fruits and rewards of an archbishop?
    — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • The coaches devotion ends, and Kiffin makes the switch to football matters — but still no Xs and O’s.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • So, Fay is still on the hunt for a husband whose devotion to Judaism matches her own.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 3 May 2023
  • And for them, a sense of devotion to these godmen is a way to be seen and heard within the Hindu religion.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • More than a predilection for beef, Hometown’s is a devotion.
    — Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The fans chanted and sang, waved towels in the air, and clacked together plastic bats to show their devotion.
    — Helen Schulman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
  • But Blake's devotion to acting was eclipsed by the 2001 death of Bonny Lee Bakley.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Concert fashion is one of the biggest ways fans are showing their devotion to artists in 2023.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 27 July 2023
  • One to always take a look to the extreme, Rih demands the highest level of devotion to fashion.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Anitta provides an assist on the second verse of the track, and proves her endless devotion to the person lucky enough to catch her eyes.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But the devotion of their fans inspired Belew and guitarist/producer Scrote to dream up the Beat tour as a way to honor the group’s Eighties work.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The couple’s devotion to one another was unwavering until the end.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
  • Already something of a cult figure among his base, Trump’s survival and defiance strengthened that devotion and added a quasi-religious element, as well.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024

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