But he was disappointed; for the Earl of Essex, lord of the bedchamber, whose duty it really was to communicate the news, had forestalled him.
In the retiring-room they delivered their regalia to the Dean of Westminster, whose duty it was to keep such valuables under lock and key.
The executioners, whose duty it was to put criminals to death, were not allowed to make any offering to the treasury, because the money that they gained was looked upon as the price of blood.
Agents were employed, whose duty it was to procure new subjects for the horrid desires of their master, and the most extraordinary and unhallowed devices were employed by them to secure the object which they had in view.
The disgusting passions of his lordship, however, knew no bounds; and agents were employed in London, whose duty it was to select new objects for the gratification of his lustful desires.
The Press Commissioner is attached to the personal staff of the Viceroy, and may be regarded as a kind of official bard, whose duty it is to chant the praises of his master, and advertise his political wares.
Or else it is still looked upon as a Providence, whose duty it is to make the people happy from morning till night.
At any rate, the emperor Mauricius, in the sixth century, had along with his armies deputati, whose duty he describes, as did also the emperor Leo VI.
The judges, whose duty it is to judge and condemn criminals, conduct the proceedings so as to whitewash them as far as possible.
This letter is considered by the Appropriation Committee, whose duty it is to consider and frame bills for the appropriation of moneys.
In the first place the office of assessor is one of danger; the municipal authorities, whose duty it is to assign the quotas, are not comfortable in their town quarters.
Helplessness, indifference, or malevolence, such are the various dispositions which are encountered among the new authorities whose duty it is to support and protect them.
A portion of a town placed under the charge of an officer, whose duty it is to see that the roads are kept in good condition.
One of twelve men, called a petit jury, whose duty it is to try causes, civil or criminal, in the county court and sessions, or circuit and oyer and terminer.
He was a "spragger," whose duty it was to thrust a stick into the wheel of a loaded car to hold it; and he was a little chap, and the car was in motion when he made the attempt.
Hal had witnessed one occasion when there was a dispute as to whose duty it was to move timbers.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "whose duty" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
