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

Then," she said, in a low voice, "one must still be worthy of his love; one must do one's duty.

From The Philistines by Bates, Arlo

Of course one must do one's duty towards a troublesome child.

From Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Austin, Caroline

Our hero was one of those limited few who had sounded the depths of the truth that it was easier to do one's duty than to know it.

From The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 by Nursey, Walter R.

“When one has boys, one must do one’s duty by them; but it was confoundedly hard, by Jove!”

From Not Like Other Girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette