do one's duty

Example Sentences

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"I felt it was my duty to come. I certainly felt it would be an unpleasant experience, but that's not a good enough reason not to do one's duty."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2013

"To do one's duty in," she replied gently, but rebukingly.

From The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by Cournos, John

To do one's duty without love is doubtless better than to fail in doing one's duty, but it has its risks.

From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell

It was more honorable to ride at races, to play high stakes, and drain three bottles at dinner, than to study and to do one's duty?

From In the Valley by Frederic, Harold

Mary Lyon was rather the representative of the religious influence in education, the embodiment of the belief that to do one's duty is the great purpose in life.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul