Example sentences for: devotion

How can you use “devotion” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Later, on the campaign trail, he declared his devotion to school uniforms, youth curfews, tough crime control, and kiddie-safe TV programs.

  • Even though the word's sociological meaning has changed ( charisma is “the capacity to inspire devotion and enthusiasm,” according to the latest OED ), someone like Henry Kissinger cannot merit the label.

  • We call a rah-rah sort of person, stirred by maniacal devotion to a trivial cause, a Hawkeye Toilet Seat , a term that requires considerable explanation.

  • The story, in the form of a novena (Catholic nine-days devotion), is based on the gospel of St. Luke.

  • The Baldwins say they inherited both from their handsome, demanding father, Alexander, a devoutly Catholic social studies teacher from Massapequa, N.Y. (Alexander died in 1983, and the brothers claim still to be driven by their devotion to him.)


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