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'duty' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'duty' with 20 example sentences.


duty noun

: 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.
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