devote oneself
Example Sentences
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Is that too young to devote oneself to elite sport, and the mental and physical strains that come with it, asks Kristen Doerer.
From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2019
To devote oneself to Flappy Bird is to know the abject futility of Sisyphus.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2014
When idle, one can love, one can be good, feel kindly to all, devote oneself to others, be thankful for existence, educate one's mind, one's heart, one's body.
From Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Stevenson, Robert Louis
His definition of wisdom is well known: "to devote oneself to human duties and keep aloof from spirits while still respecting them."
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
The moral summons was to renounce home, kindred, possessions, the respect of men, the hypocrisies of the synagogue, and to devote oneself to a wandering and begging life, healing, praying, and preaching.
From Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion by Santayana, George
