'duty' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'duty' with 20 example sentences.
- duty noun
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: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
: a government tax on imports or exports
It's my duty to protect you from danger.
We know it was our duty.
Policemen aren't allowed to drink on duty.
It is the students' duty to clean their classrooms.
She's off duty today, isn't she?
It's our duty to always obey the law.
The doctor said that I'm unfit for duty.
The criminal was apprehended by an off-duty policeman.
I only go to church out of duty to my mother.
He has completely lost all sense of duty.
It's your duty to vote.
There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.
That is the duty of the police.
The Moor has done his duty, the Moor can go.
The duty chemist is open on Sunday morning.
He died in the performance of his duty.
Your drinking is starting to affect the performance of your duties.
Is this a duty-free shop?
A housewife has many domestic duties.
I didn't buy anything at the duty-free shops.