He soon attained a recognised position, devoting himself specially to parliamentary reform and Indian questions, and was in 1880 appointed Postmaster-General, in which office he approved himself a capable administrator.
Moody, and became an extremely effective speaker on religious subjects, devoting himself specially to young men.
Devoting himself to the study of law he became one of the most profound jurists of his time.
He continued to follow out his studies, devoting himself chiefly to St. Paul's epistles.
His reign was uneventful, and he took little public part in politics, devoting himself to military affairs, in which his advice and experielice were of the greatest value, not only to the Saxon corps but to the German army in general.
He now lived apart from the contentious movements of the time, devoting himself wholly to learning.
For more than twenty years altogether he reigned in tranquillity and splendour, devoting himself to the duties of government and to the composition of the works to which he is chiefly indebted for his fame.
Lazzaro, then, devoting himself continually to the study of art, became every day more excellent, as is shown by some very good drawings by his hand that are in our book.
May they be able also to inspire some one of you with the idea of devoting himself to studies so beautiful, of devoting to them his life, and attaching to them his name!
Is it the skilful calculator, devoting himself to making his own affairs the best possible, or he who, under all circumstances, is disposed to observe justice against his apparent or real interest?
Devoting himself to science he soon acquired a competent knowledge of Latin and Arabic.
In a secular life, a person by regularity in the employment of his time, and fervor in devoting himself to God in all his actions and designs, may in some degree enjoy the same happiness and advantage.
He was very angry with himself for not having put it into better shape, and he determined to repair his error by devoting himself entirely to watching for the steamer.
Poussin was a most conscientious painter, devoting himself seriously in his earlier years to the study both of the antique and of practical anatomy.
Here he worked hard and faithfully for four or five years, devoting himself, with an energy and determination surprising in one so young, to learn the first principles of business.
He found no opportunity of devoting himself to the higher branches of his art, and was obliged to confine himself entirely to portrait painting as a means of livelihood.
He bore it all good-naturedly, however, devoting himself to his trade with the determination to master it.
Indeed, it would seem that for some time the future astronomer entertained the idea of devoting himself to painting as a profession.
The time, however, soon arrived when Bradley was able to make a choice between continuing to exercise his profession as a divine, or devoting himself to a scientific career.
He then studied medicine with no intention of practising, devoting himself to physics, chemistry and physiology.
For the last month Edison had been working in the direction of a general improvement of all parts of the lamp instead of devoting himself to one feature.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "devoting himself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
