devotedness

Example Sentences

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I loved this version of myself — for her devotedness to her craft, for her absurd certainty, and for her promise to be true to only one outcome.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2021

She seems simple at points in her wifely devotedness, but this character is as discreetly ambitious as the others are ostentatiously so, and Swallow doesn’t allow us to underestimate Emily for long.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2016

O'Mahoney is saddled with an awkward speech explaining the source of Billy's personal and professional devotedness to Emily, but his character's reticence is unfailingly eloquent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2015

For all his faithful devotedness to the independence of America, how is his name and memory spoken of at the present time?

From A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion by Offen, Benjamin

But the influence of the archbishop was very great, for his royal penitent knew the sincerity and devotedness of his heart.

From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore