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Sentence count:206+73Posted:2017-01-02Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: assignmentchargechorefunctionjobobligationresponsibilitytarifftasktaxtollworkSimilar words: on dutyDutchbeautydeputyMeaning: ['djuːtɪ]  n. 1. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons 2. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force 3. a government tax on imports or exports. 
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151. Those who are lucky enough to be wealthy have a duty to give to the hungry.
152. It was ruled that the injured man was in breach of his duty by not wearing the safety equipment provided.
153. It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children.
154. It is the duty of a judge to deal out justice.
155. Local authorities have a duty to keep the streets clean.
156. You have a duty to yourself to take a holiday now and then.
157. He had a third examination and was declared unfit for duty.
158. An employer is not duty bound to provide a reference when an employee leaves.
159. His duty as a politician was to represent the interests of the working class.
160. Haig's rise was fuelled by an all-consuming sense of patriotic duty.
161. When Juliet reported for duty she was sent to check on a new patient.
162. The time he put in helping new recruits went beyond the call of duty.
163. He had the duty receptionist almost jumping through hoops for him. But to no avail.
164. My duty to my family lies before my own interests.
165. By changing its supplier,[http://sentencedict.com/duty.html] the company saved thousands of pounds in import duty.
166. They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
167. I'll have to beg Jim off from sentry duty, he's sick.
168. I could see that he was trying to smooth over his duty for wrong judgments.
169. Colleagues became suspicious when he failed to report for duty.
170. His sense of duty often stood between him and the enjoyment of life.
171. When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his dutyGeorge Bernard Shaw 
172. Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege. Eleanor Roosevelt 
173. Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures. Voltaire 
174. The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated. Che Guevara 
175. We welcome passion, for the mind is briefly let off dutyMignon McLaughlin 
176. Live so that thou mayest desire to live again – that is thy duty – for in any case thou wilt live again! Friedrich Nietzsche 
177. Learning is our mission, responsibility and duty. If we do not learn, life would be tough and harsh to us. Dr T.P.Chia 
178. Gratitude is the best attitude. There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance. Joseph Addison 
179. One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier. Helen Keller 
180. A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books. Henry Ward Beecher 
More similar words: on dutyDutchbeautydeputy
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